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Psalm 45:8–9

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45:8All your garments are perfumed with24 myrrh, aloes, and cassia.

From the luxurious palaces25 comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.26

45:9Princesses27 are among your honored guests,28

your bride29 stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.30

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Footnotes

  1. 24 The words “perfumed with” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  2. 25 Heb “the palaces of ivory.” The phrase “palaces of ivory” refers to palaces that had ivory panels and furniture decorated with ivory inlays. Such decoration with ivory was characteristic of a high level of luxury. See 1 Kgs 22:39 and Amos 3:15.
  3. 26 Heb “from the palaces of ivory stringed instrument[s] make you happy.”
  4. 27 Heb “daughters of kings.”
  5. 28 Heb “valuable ones.” The form is feminine plural.
  6. 29 This rare Hebrew noun apparently refers to the king’s bride, who will soon be queen (see Neh 2:6). The Aramaic cognate is used of royal wives in Dan 5:2–3, 23.
  7. 30 Heb “a consort stands at your right hand, gold of Ophir.” Gold from Ophir is also mentioned in Isa 13:12 and Job 28:16. The precise location of Ophir is uncertain; Arabia, India, East Africa, and South Africa have all been suggested as options.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.

From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;

at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;

from palaces adorned with ivory

the music of the strings makes you glad.

Daughters of kings are among your honored women;

at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;

from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.

Kings’ daughters are among your honored women;

the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir,

stands at your right hand.

NLTNew Living Translation

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes.

In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.

Kings’ daughters are among your noble women.

At your right side stands the queen,

wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All your robes are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia.

From palaces of ivory stringed instruments gladden you.

Kings’ daughters are among your noble ladies.

The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir.

KJV 1900King James Version

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,

Out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women:

Upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.