Psalm 45:1
1 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;
I address my verses to the king;
my tongue is like the pen of wa ready scribe.
Psalm 45:1 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 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.
Psalm 45:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 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.
Psalm 45:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 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.
Psalm 45:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Psalm 45:1 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Beautiful words fill my mind.
I am speaking of royal things.
My tongue is like the pen of a skilled writer.
Psalm 45:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter;
I speak the things which I have made touching the king:
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 My heart is welling forth with a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 My heart is overflowing with good news.
I will direct my song to the king.
My tongue is a pen for a skillful writer.
Psalm 45:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 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.
Psalm 45:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 My heart overflows with a goodly theme;
I address my verses to the king;
my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
Psalm 45:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 My heart is moved with a good word;
I recite my compositions to the king.
My tongue is the pen of a skilled scribe.
Psalm 45:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 My heart is full of beautiful words
as I say my poem for the king.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalm 45:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my verses to the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.