1 To the chief
Musician upon
Shoshannim, for the
sons of
Korah,
Maschil, A
Song of
loves.My
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.
2 Thou art
fairer than the
children of
men:
grace is
poured into thy
lips: therefore
God hath
blessed thee for
ever.
3 Gird thy
sword upon thy
thigh, O most
mighty, with thy
glory and thy
majesty.
4 And in thy
majesty ride prosperously because of
truth and
meekness and
righteousness; and thy right
hand shall
teach thee terrible
things.
5 Thine
arrows are
sharp in the
heart of the
kings enemies; whereby the
people fall under thee.
6 Thy
throne, O
God, is for
ever and
ever: the
sceptre of thy
kingdom is a
right sceptre.
7 Thou
lovest righteousness, and
hatest wickedness: therefore
God, thy
God, hath
anointed thee with the
oil of
gladness above thy
fellows.
8 All thy
garments smell of
myrrh, and
aloes, and
cassia, out of the
ivory palaces,
whereby they have made thee
glad.
9 Kings daughters were among thy honourable
women: upon thy right
hand did
stand the
queen in
gold of
Ophir.
10 Hearken, O
daughter, and
consider, and
incline thine
ear;
forget also thine own
people, and thy
fathers house;
11 So shall the
king greatly
desire thy
beauty: for he is thy
Lord; and
worship thou him.
12 And the
daughter of
Tyre shall be there with a
gift; even the
rich among the
people shall
intreat thy
favour.
13 The
kings daughter is all
glorious within: her
clothing is of
wrought gold.
14 She shall be
brought unto the
king in raiment of
needlework: the
virgins her
companions that
follow her shall be
brought unto thee.
15 With
gladness and
rejoicing shall they be
brought: they shall
enter into the
kings palace.
16 Instead of thy
fathers shall be thy
children, whom thou mayest
make princes in all the
earth.
17 I will make thy
name to be
remembered in
all generations: therefore shall the
people praise thee for
ever and
ever.