| Chapter 45 |
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{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; -- a song of the Beloved.} My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. --
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Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. --
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Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour; --
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And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. --
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Thine arrows are sharp -- peoples fall under thee -- in the heart of the king's enemies. --
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Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom: --
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Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. --
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Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. --
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Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. --
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Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house: --
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And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him. --
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And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour. --
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All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold: --
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She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee: --
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With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace. --
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Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth. --
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I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever. --
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