Psalms 45

A song celebrating the king’s marriage.

For the Chief Musician; set to That is, Lilies . Shoshannim. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.

¹My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

²Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

³Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.

⁴And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

⁵Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; [They are] in the heart of the king`s enemies.

⁶Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

⁷Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

⁸All thy garments [smell of] myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

⁹Kings` daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

¹⁰Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father`s house:

¹¹So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.

¹²And the daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

¹³The king`s daughter within [the palace] is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

¹⁴She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.

¹⁵With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into the king`s palace.

¹⁶Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.

¹⁷I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.

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