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You love righteousness and hate wickedness.
    No wonder God, your God, has anointed you
    with the oil of joy more than all your companions!
All your clothes have the pleasing scent of myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
    The music of stringed instruments coming from ivory palaces entertains you.
The royal princess is standing in your precious jewels; [a]
    the queen stands at your right, dressed in the gold of Ophir.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:9 Syr; MT royal princess is among your precious ones.

You love righteousness(A) and hate wickedness;(B)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(C) you with the oil of joy.(D)
All your robes are fragrant(E) with myrrh(F) and aloes(G) and cassia;(H)
    from palaces adorned with ivory(I)
    the music of the strings(J) makes you glad.
Daughters of kings(K) are among your honored women;
    at your right hand(L) is the royal bride(M) in gold of Ophir.(N)

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