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Psalm 45:1

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145My heart bursts its banks,

spilling beauty and goodness.

I pour it out in a poem to the king,

shaping the river into words:

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Psalm 45:1: My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;

I address my verses to the king;

my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My heart is stirred by a noble theme

as I recite my verses for the king;

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My heart is moved by a noble theme

as I recite my verses to the king;

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

NLTNew Living Translation

Beautiful words stir my heart.

I will recite a lovely poem about the king,

for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My heart is moved with a good word;

I recite my compositions to the king.

My tongue is the pen of a skilled scribe.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.