Psalm 45 | Liturgical Calendar

1

My heart overflows with a noble song; *

I will sing my words to the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2

You are fairer than the children of men; *

full of grace are your lips, because God has blessed you for ever.

3

Gird your sword upon your thigh, most mighty one, *

according to your honor and majesty.

4

In your majesty be victorious; ride out for the sake of truth to bear witness to righteousness, *

and your right hand shall show you marvelous things.

5

Your arrows are very sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies, *

and the peoples shall be subdued under you.

6

Your throne, O God, endures for ever; *

the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

7

You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; *

therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

8

All your garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia; *

out of the ivory palaces, stringed instruments have made you glad.

9

Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women; *

at your right hand stands the queen in a vesture of gold, wrought with many colors.

10

Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline your ear; *

forget your own people, and your father’s house.

11

So shall the King have pleasure in your beauty; *

since he is your Lord, honor him.

12

And the daughter of Tyre shall bring you gifts; *

the rich also among the peoples shall seek your favor.

13

The King’s daughter is all glorious within the palace; *

her clothing is of wrought gold.

14

She shall be brought to the king in embroidered raiment; *

the virgins who are her companions shall bring her to you.

15

With joy and gladness shall they bring her, *

and shall enter into the King’s palace.

16

Instead of your fathers, you shall have sons, *

whom you shall make princes in all the land.

17

I will make your Name to be remembered from one generation to another; *

therefore, the peoples shall praise you, world without end.