Keraia
Wisdom and Poetry

Psalm 45

My Heart Is Stirred by a Noble Theme

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.

1For the one directing. According to “The Lilies.” Of the sons of Korah. A Maskil. A song of love. My heart is stirred by a good word; I am telling my works, O king; my tongue is the pen of a swift scribe.

2You are the most handsome of men;

grace has anointed your lips;

therefore God has blessed you forever.

2You are beautiful above the sons of man; favor is poured out from your lips; upon thus God has blessed you forever.

3Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior;

appear in your majesty and splendor.

3Gird your sword upon the thigh, O mighty one, with your majesty and splendor!

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 your splendor prosper! Ride forth upon a word of truth and gentleness and justice; and your right hand will teach you fearful things.

5Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes;

the nations fall beneath your feet.

5Your arrows are sharp—the peoples fall under you—in the heart of the enemies of the king.

6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever,

and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

7You have loved righteousness

and hated wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has anointed you

above your companions with the oil of joy.

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

8All your garments are fragrant

with myrrh and aloes and cassia;

from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

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

9The daughters of kings are among your honored women;

the queen stands at your right hand,

adorned with the gold of Ophir.

9Daughters of kings are among your precious ones; the queen stands at your right hand, in gold of Ophir.

10Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear:

Forget your people and your father’s house,

10Hear, O daughter, and see; and incline your ear, and forget your people and the house of your father.

11and the king will desire your beauty;

bow to him, for he is your lord.

11For the king himself desires your beauty, because he is your lord—and bow to him—

12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;

men of wealth will seek your favor.

12and the daughter of Tyre, with a gift; the rich among the people, will seek your face.

13All glorious is the princess in her chamber;

her gown is embroidered with gold.

13All glorious is the daughter of the king inside; her clothing is with weavings of gold.

14In colorful garments she is led to the king;

her virgin companions are brought before you.

14In various colors she is brought to the king; the virgins following her, companions of hers, shall be brought to you.

15They are led in with joy and gladness;

they enter the palace of the king.

15They are brought along with joy and rejoicing; they shall come into the palace of the king.

16Your sons will succeed your fathers;

you will make them princes throughout the land.

16In place of your fathers shall be your sons, whom you shall make to be princes in all the earth.

17I will commemorate your name through all generations;

therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

17I will cause your name to be remembered through all generations; upon thus the people will praise you forever and ever.