Psalm 45, side by side

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

¹My 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.

²You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.

²Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

³Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

³Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

⁴In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.

⁴And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

⁵Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

⁵Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

⁶Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

⁶Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

⁷You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

⁷Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

⁸All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

⁸All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

⁹The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

⁹Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

¹⁰Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,

¹⁰Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

¹¹and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

¹¹So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

¹²The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

¹²And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

¹³All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.

¹³The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

¹⁴In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

¹⁴She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

¹⁵They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

¹⁵With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

¹⁶Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.

¹⁶Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

¹⁷I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

¹⁷I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.