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 Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song.] My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
2 speciosus forma prae filiis hominum diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum
You are the most handsome of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
3 accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum potentissime
Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your 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
In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.
5 sagittae tuae acutae populi sub te cadent in corde inimicorum regis
Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.
6 sedis tua Deus in saeculum saeculi virga directionis virga regni tui
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
7 dilexisti iustitiam et odisti iniquitatem propterea unxit te Deus Deus tuus oleo laetitiae prae consortibus tuis
You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.
8 murra et gutta et cassia a vestimentis tuis a domibus eburneis ex quibus delectaverunt te
All your garments smell like myrrh and aloes and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
9 filiae regum in honore tuo adstetit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato circumdata varietate
Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
10 audi filia et vide et inclina aurem tuam et obliviscere populum tuum et domum patris tui
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.
11 et concupiscet rex decorem tuum quoniam ipse est dominus tuus et adorabunt eum
So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.
12 et; filiae Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur divites plebis
The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people will seek your favor.
13 omnis gloria eius filiae regis ab intus in fimbriis aureis
The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14 circumamicta varietatibus adducentur regi virgines post eam proximae eius adferentur tibi
She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
15 adferentur in laetitia et exultatione adducentur in templum regis
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.
16 pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii constitues eos principes super omnem terram
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 memor ero nominis tui in omni generatione et generatione propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in aeternum et in saeculum saeculi
I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
