Psalms 45:1 (ASV)
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psalms 45:2 (ASV)
Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Psalms 45:3 (ASV)
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.

Psalms 45:4 (ASV)
And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness `and' righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Psalms 45:5 (ASV)
Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; `They are' in the heart of the king's enemies.

Psalms 45:6 (ASV)
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Psalms 45:7 (ASV)
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Psalms 45:8 (ASV)
All thy garments `smell of' myrrh, and aloes, `and' cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

Psalms 45:9 (ASV)
Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Psalms 45:10 (ASV)
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house:

Psalms 45:11 (ASV)
So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.

Psalms 45:12 (ASV)
And the daughter of Tyre `shall be there' with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

Psalms 45:13 (ASV)
The king's daughter within `the palace' is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

Psalms 45:14 (ASV)
She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.

Psalms 45:15 (ASV)
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into the king's palace.

Psalms 45:16 (ASV)
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.

Psalms 45:17 (ASV)
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.
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