Psalm 45:1–16

¹My heart is overflowing with a good theme;

I recite my composition concerning the King;

My tongue is the pen of a ³ready writer.

²You are fairer than the sons of men;

^bGrace is poured upon Your lips;

Therefore God has blessed You forever.

³⁴Gird Your ^csword upon Your thigh, ^dO Mighty One,

With Your ^eglory and Your majesty.

^4fAnd in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;

And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.

⁵Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;

The peoples fall under You.

^6gYour throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A ^hscepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

⁷You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has ⁱanointed You

With the oil of ^jgladness more than Your companions.

⁸All Your garments are ^kscented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,

Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

^9lKings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;

^mAt Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

¹⁰Listen, O daughter,

Consider and incline your ear;

ⁿForget your own people also, and your father’s house;

¹¹So the King will greatly desire your beauty;

^oBecause He is your Lord, worship Him.

¹²And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;

^pThe rich among the people will seek your favor.

¹³The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;

Her clothing is woven with gold.

^14qShe shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;

The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

¹⁵With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;

They shall enter the King’s palace.

¹⁶Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,

^rWhom You shall make princes in all the earth.