45:1 MY HEART overflows with a goodly theme; I address my psalm to a King. My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer. |
45:2 You are fairer than the children of men; graciousness is poured upon Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever. |
45:3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty One, in Your glory and Your majesty! |
45:4 And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly for the cause of truth, humility, {and} righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God); and let Your right hand guide You to tremendous things. |
45:5 Your arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under You; Your darts pierce the hearts of the King's enemies. |
45:6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. |
45:7 You love righteousness, uprightness, {and} right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows. |
45:8 Your garments are all fragrant with myrrh, aloes, {and} cassia; stringed instruments make You glad. |
45:9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women; at Your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir. |
45:10 Hear, O daughter, consider, submit, {and} consent to my instruction: forget also your own people and your father's house; |
45:11 So will the King desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, be submissive {and} reverence {and} honor Him. |
45:12 And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people shall entreat your favor with a gift. |
45:13 The King's daughter in the inner part [of the palace] is all glorious; her clothing is inwrought with gold. |
45:14 She shall be brought to the King in raiment of needlework; with the virgins, her companions that follow her, she shall be brought to You. |
45:15 With gladness and rejoicing will they be brought; they will enter into the King's palace. |
45:16 Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, whom You will make princes in all the land. |
45:17 I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the people praise and give You thanks forever and ever. |