PSALM 45
To the chief Musician upon
Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschila, A Song of loves.
1 My heart
is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the
king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art
fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God
hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon thy
thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And
in thy majesty rideb prosperously because of truth and
meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible
things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the
king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
6Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is
a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest
wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness
above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and
aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee
glad. 9 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women:
upon thy right hand did 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; 11 So shall the king greatly desire thy
beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. 12 And
the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich
among the people shall intreat thy favourc. 13 The
king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of
wrought gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of
needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto
thee. 15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they
shall enter into the king’s palace. 16 Instead of thy fathers
shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 17
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the
people praise thee for ever and ever.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
Maschil: or, of instruction
b
ride...: Heb. prosper thou, ride thou
c
favour: Heb. face
