Psalms 45

1 My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

1My 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.

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 fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

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

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

3Put on your sword, make it ready at your side, O strong chief, with your glory and power.

3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.

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

4And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.

4And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness and righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

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

5Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.

5Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; They arein the heart of the king’s enemies.

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

6Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

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

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

7You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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

8Your robes are full of the smell of all sorts of perfumes and spices; music from the king's ivory houses has made you glad.

8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

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

9Kings' daughters are among your noble women: on your right is the queen in gold of Ophir.

9Kings’ daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

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

10O daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind 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:

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

11So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

11So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.

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

12And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

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

13In the great house the king's daughter is all shining: her clothing is worked with gold.

13The king’s daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

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

14She will come before the king in robes of needlework; the virgins in her train will come before you.

14She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.

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

15With joy and rapture will they come; they will go into the king's house.

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

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

16Your children will take the place of your fathers; so that you may make them rulers over all the earth.

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

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

17I will keep the memory of your name living through all generations; and because of this the people will give you praise for ever.

17I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.

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