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To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.
1 My heart good matter boileth forth: my words touching the king I speak: my tongue is as the pen of scribe swiftly writing. 2 Fairer thou art than sons of men: grace in thy lips is shed: because of this the Lord hath thee for evermore blessed.
3 Thy wasting sword, O mighty one, gird thou upon thy thigh, thy glorious magnificence and comely majesty. 4 Ride forth upon the word of truth, meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall lead thee forth in works of dreadfulness.
5 Within the heart of the king’s foes thine arrows piercing be; whereby the people overcome shall fall down under thee. 6 Thy throne, O God, for ever is: the scepter of thy state 7 right scepter is. Justice thou lov’st, but wickedness dost hate:
because of this God, ev’n thy God, he hath anointed thee with oil of gladness above them that thy companions be. 8 Myrrh, aloes, and cassias smell, all of thy garments had, out of the iv’ry palaces whereby they made thee glad.
9 Amongst thine honourable maids kings’ daughters present were: the queen is set at thy right hand in fine gold of Ophir. 10 Hearken, O daughter, and behold, do thou incline thine ear; do thou forget thine own people, and house of thy father.
11 So shall the king delighting rest himself in thy beauty: and bowing down worship thou him; because thy Lord is he. 12 Then shall be present with a gift the daughter there of Tyre; the wealthy ones of the people thy favour shall desire.
13 The daughter of the king she is all glorious within: and with embroideries of gold her garments wrought have been. 14 She is led in unto the king in robes with needle wrought: the virgins that do follow her shall unto thee be brought.
15 They shall be brought forth with gladness also with rejoicing: so shall they entrance have into the palace of the king. 16 Thy children shall instead of those that were thy fathers be, whom thou may’st place in all the earth in princely dignity.
17 Thy name remember’d I will make through generations all: therefore for ever and for aye the people praise thee shall.