45:1 My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue resembles the pen of a ready writer. |
45:2 You seem fairer than the sons of men; Grace pours upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever. |
45:3 Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty! |
45:4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously, For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; Let Your right hand teach You awesome things. |
45:5 Your sharp arrows penetrate deeply; The peoples fall under You; Your arrows find their way to the heart of the King's enemies. |
45:6 Your throne, O God, lasts forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness serves the scepter of Your kingdom. |
45:7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows. |
45:8 All Your garments smell fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad. |
45:9 Kings' daughters dwell among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. |
45:10 Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father's house; |
45:11 Then the King will desire your beauty. Because you acknowledge Him as your Lord, bow down to Him. |
45:12 The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor. |
45:13 The King's daughter radiates glory from within; Her seamstresses have interwoven her clothing with gold. |
45:14 She will appear before the King in embroidered work; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will also appear before You. |
45:15 They will follow with gladness and rejoicing; They will enter into the King's palace. |
45:16 In place of your fathers will dwell your sons; You shall make them princes in all the earth. |
45:17 I will cause Your name to have remembrance in all generations; Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever. |