Psalm 45:1-17 (New King James Version)

Psalm 45

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.”^[a] A Contemplation^[b] of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.

 ¹ My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
         I recite my composition concerning the King;
         My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
         
 ² You are fairer than the sons of men;
         Grace is poured upon Your lips;
         Therefore God has blessed You forever.
 ³ Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
         With Your glory and Your majesty.
 ⁴ And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
         And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
 ⁵ Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
         The peoples fall under You.
         
 ⁶ Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
         A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
 ⁷ You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
         Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
         With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
 ⁸ All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
         Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
 ⁹ Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;
         At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
         
 ¹⁰ Listen, O daughter,
         Consider and incline your ear;
         Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
 ¹¹ So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
         Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
 ¹² And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
         The rich among the people will seek your favor.
         
 ¹³ The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
         Her clothing is woven with gold.
 ¹⁴ She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;
         The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.
 ¹⁵ With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
         They shall enter the King’s palace.
         
 ¹⁶ Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,
         Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.
 ¹⁷ I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
         Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.