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 of the music. To be accompanied with the Shoshannim. A song of loveliness by the sons of Korah.” My heart is overflowing with a good matter; I will address my work to the king: May my tongue be like 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 the fairest of the sons of men; Grace is poured upon thy lips; For God hath blessed thee for ever!
3 accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum potentissime
Gird thy sword to thy thigh, thou hero!-Thy glory and ornament!
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 thy glorious array ride forth victoriously, On account of truth and mildness and justice; And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things!
5 sagittae tuae acutae populi sub te cadent in corde inimicorum regis
Thine arrows are sharp; Nations shall fall before thee; They shall pierce the hearts of the king's enemies.
6 sedis tua Deus in saeculum saeculi virga directionis virga regni tui
Thy throne is God's for ever and ever; The sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of equity!
7 dilexisti iustitiam et odisti iniquitatem propterea unxit te Deus Deus tuus oleo laetitiae prae consortibus tuis
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest iniquity; Therefore hath God, thy God, 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
All thy garments are myrrh, aloes, and cassia; From ivory palaces stringed instruments delight thee.
9 filiae regum in honore tuo adstetit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato circumdata varietate
Daughters of kings are among thy chosen women; On the right hand stands the queen In gold of Ophir.
10 audi filia et vide et inclina aurem tuam et obliviscere populum tuum et domum patris tui
Listen, O daughter! consider, and incline thine ear; Forget thy people and thy father's house!
11 et concupiscet rex decorem tuum quoniam ipse est dominus tuus et adorabunt eum
For the king is captivated with thy beauty; He is now thy lord; honor thou him!
12 et; filiae Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur divites plebis
So shall the daughter of Tyre seek thy favor with gifts, The rich among the people.
13 omnis gloria eius filiae regis ab intus in fimbriis aureis
All glorious is the king's daughter in her apartment; Her robe is embroidered with gold.
14 circumamicta varietatibus adducentur regi virgines post eam proximae eius adferentur tibi
In variegated garments shall she be led to the king; The virgin companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
15 adferentur in laetitia et exultatione adducentur in templum regis
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; They shall enter 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 children, Whom thou shalt make princes through 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 memorable throughout all generations; So shall the nations praise thee for ever and ever!
