Psalmorum 45
1 in finem pro his qui commutabuntur filiis Core ad intellectum canticum pro dilecto eructavit cor meum verbum bonum dico ego opera mea regi lingua mea calamus scribae velociter scribentis
For the Leader; upon Shoshannim; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 speciosus forma prae filiis hominum diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum
Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured upon thy lips; therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum potentissime
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.
4 specie tua et pulchritudine tua et intende prospere procede et regna propter veritatem et mansuetudinem et iustitiam et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua
And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things.
5 sagittae tuae acutae populi sub te cadent in corde inimicorum regis
Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.
6 sedis tua Deus in saeculum saeculi virga directionis virga regni tui
Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
7 dilexisti iustitiam et odisti iniquitatem propterea unxit te Deus Deus tuus oleo laetitiae prae consortibus tuis
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 murra et gutta et cassia a vestimentis tuis a domibus eburneis ex quibus delectaverunt te
Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
9 filiae regum in honore tuo adstetit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato circumdata varietate
Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 audi filia et vide et inclina aurem tuam et obliviscere populum tuum et domum patris tui
'Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
11 et concupiscet rex decorem tuum quoniam ipse est dominus tuus et adorabunt eum
So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him.
12 et; filiae Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur divites plebis
And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people shall entreat thy favour with a gift.'
13 omnis gloria eius filiae regis ab intus in fimbriis aureis
All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold.
14 circumamicta varietatibus adducentur regi virgines post eam proximae eius adferentur tibi
She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee.
15 adferentur in laetitia et exultatione adducentur in templum regis
They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace.
16 pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii constitues eos principes super omnem terram
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the land.
17 memor ero nominis tui in omni generatione et generatione propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in aeternum et in saeculum saeculi
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.
