The Book of Psalms 45

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1 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 king’s 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 ather’s 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 king’s 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 king’s 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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain