Psalms 45
A Song Celebrating the King’s Marriage.
For the music director; according to the ▼▼Or possibly LiliesShoshannim. A ▼▼Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Wisdom PsalmMaskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
1 My heart is moved with a good theme;
I ▼
▼Lit am saying
address my ▼▼Lit works
verses to the ▼▼Prob. refers to a Davidic king as a type of Christ
King; My tongue is the pen of fa ready writer.
2 You are the most handsome of the sons of mankind;
gGrace is poured ▼
▼Or through
upon Your lips; Therefore God has iblessed You forever.
3 Strap jYour sword on Your thigh, ▼
▼Or Warrior
lMighty One, In Your splendor and majesty!
4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,
For the cause of truth, mhumility, and righteousness;
Let Your nright hand teach You ▼
▼Or fearful
awesome things. 5 Your parrows are sharp;
The qpeoples fall under You;
Your arrows are rin the heart of the King’s enemies.
6 sYour throne, God, is forever and ever;
tThe scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
7 You have uloved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has vanointed You
With the oil of joy above Your companions.
8 All Your garments are fragrant with wmyrrh, aloes, and cassia;
From ivory palaces xstringed instruments have made You joyful.
9 Kings’ daughters are among yYour noble women;
At Your zright hand stands the queen in aagold from Ophir.
10 Listen, daughter, look and incline your ear:
abForget your people and your father’s house;
11 Then the King will crave your beauty.
Because He is your acLord, adbow down to Him.
12 The daughter of aeTyre will come with a gift;
The afwealthy among the people will seek your favor.
13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is aginterwoven with gold.
14 She will be ahbrought to the King aiin colorful garments;
The ajvirgins, her companions who follow her,
Will be brought to You.
15 They will be brought with joy and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
16 In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 I will make akYour name known among all generations;
Therefore the peoples alwill praise You forever and ever.
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