Psalm 45

1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
       I recite my composition concerning the King;
       My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
       Grace is poured upon Your lips;
       Therefore God has blessed You forever.
3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
       With Your glory and Your majesty.
4 And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
       And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
       The peoples fall under You.

6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
       A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
       Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
       With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
       Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
9 Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;
      At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

10 Listen, O daughter,
      Consider and incline your ear;
      Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
      Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
      The rich among the people will seek your favor.

13 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
      Her clothing is woven with gold.
14 She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;
       The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.
15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
      They shall enter the King’s palace.

16 Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,
       Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.
17 I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
       Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.