¹To the Overseer.—‘On the Lilies.’—By sons of Korah.—An Instruction.—A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue is the pen of a speedy writer.

²Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.

³Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!

⁴As to Thy majesty—prosper!—ride! Because of truth, and meekness—righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.

⁵Thine arrows are sharp,—Peoples fall under Thee—In the heart of the enemies of the king.

⁶Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.

⁷Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

⁸Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.

⁹Daughters of kings are among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

¹⁰Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father’s house,

¹¹And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he is thy lord—bow thyself to him,

¹²And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face.

¹³All glory is the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work is her clothing.

¹⁴In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins—after her—her companions, Are brought to thee.

¹⁵They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.

¹⁶Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.

¹⁷I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!

Psalm 46

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