תְהִלִּים 45

1 לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־שֹׁ֭שַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל שִׁ֣יר יְדִידֹֽת׃ רָ֘חַ֤שׁ לִבִּ֨י ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר טֹ֗וב אֹמֵ֣ר אָ֭נִי מַעֲשַׂ֣י לְמֶ֑לֶךְ לְ֝שֹׁונִ֗י עֵ֤ט ׀ סֹופֵ֬ר מָהִֽיר׃

To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; — a song of the Beloved. My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2 יָפְיָפִ֡יתָ מִבְּנֵ֬י אָדָ֗ם ה֣וּצַק חֵ֭ן בְּשְׂפְתֹותֶ֑יךָ עַל־כֵּ֤ן בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְעֹולָֽם׃

Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

3 חֲגֹֽור־חַרְבְּךָ֣ עַל־יָרֵ֣ךְ גִּבֹּ֑ור הֹ֝ודְךָ֗ וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃

Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour;

4 וַהֲדָ֬רְךָ֨ ׀ צְלַ֬ח רְכַ֗ב עַֽל־דְּבַר־אֱ֭מֶת וְעַנְוָה־צֶ֑דֶק וְתֹורְךָ֖ נֹורָאֹ֣ות יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

5 חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝לֵ֗ב אֹויְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Thine arrows are sharp — peoples fall under thee — in the heart of the king's enemies.

6 כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עֹולָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד שֵׁ֥בֶט מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:

7 אָהַ֣בְתָּ צֶּדֶק֮ וַתִּשְׂנָ֫א רֶ֥שַׁע עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ מְשָׁחֲךָ֡ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֶיךָ שֶׁ֥מֶן שָׂשֹׂ֗ון מֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

8 מֹר־וַאֲהָלֹ֣ות קְ֭צִיעֹות כָּל־בִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָ מִֽן־הֵ֥יכְלֵי שֵׁ֝֗ן מִנִּ֥י שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃

Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

9 בְּנֹ֣ות מְ֭לָכִים בְּיִקְּרֹותֶ֑יךָ נִצְּבָ֥ה שֵׁגַ֥ל לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ בְּכֶ֣תֶם אֹופִֽיר׃

Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

10 שִׁמְעִי־בַ֣ת וּ֭רְאִי וְהַטִּ֣י אָזְנֵ֑ךְ וְשִׁכְחִ֥י עַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ וּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיךְ׃

Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:

11 וְיִתְאָ֣ו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יָפְיֵ֑ךְ כִּי־ה֥וּא אֲ֝דֹנַ֗יִךְ וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־לֹֽו׃

And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.

12 וּבַֽת־צֹ֨ר ׀ בְּ֭מִנְחָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃

And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.

13 כָּל־כְּבוּדָּ֣ה בַת־מֶ֣לֶךְ פְּנִ֑ימָה מִֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֖ות זָהָ֣ב לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃

All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:

14 לִרְקָמֹות֮ תּוּבַ֪ל לַ֫מֶּ֥לֶךְ בְּתוּלֹ֣ות אַ֭חֲרֶיהָ רֵעֹותֶ֑יהָ מ֖וּבָאֹ֣ות לָֽךְ׃

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:

15 תּ֖וּבַלְנָה בִּשְׂמָחֹ֣ת וָגִ֑יל תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה בְּהֵ֣יכַל מֶֽלֶךְ׃

With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.

16 תַּ֣חַת אֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ יִהְי֣וּ בָנֶ֑יךָ תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מֹו לְ֝שָׂרִ֗ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.

17 אַזְכִּ֣ירָה שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־דֹּ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר עַל־כֵּ֥ן עַמִּ֥ים יְ֝הֹודֻ֗ךָ לְעֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃

I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.