Psalm 45 Complete Jewish Bible

45 ⁽⁰⁾For the leader. Set to “Lilies.” By the descendants of Korach. A maskil. A lovesong:

²⁽¹⁾My heart is stirred by a noble theme;
I address my verses to the king;
My tongue is the pen of an expert scribe.

³⁽²⁾You are the most handsome of men;
gracious speech flows from your lips.
For God has blessed you forever.
⁴⁽³⁾Warrior, strap your sword at your thigh;
[gird on] your splendor and majesty.
⁵⁽⁴⁾In your majesty, succeed, ride on
in the cause of truth, meekness and righteousness.
May your right hand teach you awesome things.
⁶⁽⁵⁾Your arrows are sharp. The people fall under you,
as they penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies.
⁷⁽⁶⁾Your throne, God, will last forever and ever;
you rule your kingdom with a scepter of equity.
⁸⁽⁷⁾You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of joy in preference to your companions.
⁹⁽⁸⁾Your robes are all fragrant with myrrh, aloes and cassia;
from ivory palaces stringed instruments bring you joy.
¹⁰⁽⁹⁾Daughters of kings are among your favorites;
at your right stands the queen in gold from Ofir.

¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾Listen, daughter! Think, pay attention!
Forget your own people and your father’s house,
¹²⁽¹¹⁾and the king will desire your beauty;
for he is your lord, so honor him.
¹³⁽¹²⁾Then the daughter of Tzor, the richest of peoples,
will court your favor with gifts.

¹⁴⁽¹³⁾Inside [the palace], the king’s daughter looks splendid,
attired in checker-work embroidered with gold.
¹⁵⁽¹⁴⁾In brocade, she will be led to the king,
to you, with the virgins in her retinue.
¹⁶⁽¹⁵⁾They will be led in with gladness and joy,
they will enter the king’s palace.
¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾You will have sons to succeed your ancestors;
you will make them princes in all the land.
¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾I will make your name known through all generations;
thus the peoples will praise you forever and ever.