Psalm 45, NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE
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1

My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my verses to the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
 

2

You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
 

3

Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One,
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
 

4

And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,
For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
Let Your right hand teach You awesome things.
 

5

Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.
 

6

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
 

7

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.
 

8

All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.
 

9

Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
 

10

Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
Forget your people and your father’s house;
 

11

Then the King will desire your beauty.
Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.
 

12

The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
 

13

The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
 

14

She will be led to the King in embroidered work;
The virgins, her companions who follow her,
Will be brought to You.
 

15

They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
 

16

In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
 

17

I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever.