To the chief musician upon Shoshannim; to the sons of Korah, Maschil, a song of loves.{HR}My heart hath overflowed [with] a good matter;{HR}I am declaring my works to the king;{HR}My tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer.
Thou hast been very fair above the sons of men;{HR}Grace hath been poured into thy lips;{HR}Therefore God hath blessed thee forever.
Gird thy sword upon the thigh,{HR}Ο mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.
And [in] thy majesty prosper, ride,{HR}For the cause of truth and meekness of righteousness;{HR}And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Thine arrows [are] sharpened—{HR}The peoples fall under thee—{HR}In the heart of the king’s enemies.
Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness:{HR}Therefore God, [even] thy God,{HR}Hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
Myrrh and aloes [and] cassia [are] all thy garments;{HR}From the palaces of ivory stringed instruments have gladdened thee.
Daughters of kings [are] among thine honourable women;{HR}At thy right hand hath stood the queen in fine gold of Ophir.
Hear, Ο daughter, and see, and incline thine ear,{HR}And forget thy people and thy father’s house.
And the king greatly desireth thy beauty;{HR}For he [is] thy lord; and bow down thyself to him.
And the daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift;{HR}The rich among the people shall entreat thy face.
All glorious is the king’s daughter within;{HR}Of gold-embroidered work [is] her garment.
In embroidered work of many colours is she brought unto the king;{HR}The virgins after her, her companions, are brought to thee.
They are led forth with gladness and joy;{HR}They enter into the palace of the king.
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons;{HR}Them shalt thou appoint princes in all the earth.
I will make mention of thy name in all generations:{HR}Therefore peoples shall give thee thanks for ever and ever.