Psalm 45

Living Bible

45 My heart is overflowing with a beautiful thought! I will write a lovely poem to the King, for I am as full of words as the speediest writer pouring out his story.

2 You are the fairest of all;
Your words are filled with grace;
God himself is blessing you forever.
3 Arm yourself, O mighty one,
So glorious, so majestic!
4 And in your majesty
Go on to victory,
Defending truth, humility, and justice.
Go forth to awe-inspiring deeds!
5 Your arrows are sharp
In your enemies’ hearts;
They fall before you.
6 Your throne, O God, endures forever.
Justice is your royal scepter.
7 You love what is good
And hate what is wrong.
Therefore God, your God,
Has given you more gladness
Than anyone else.

⁸Your robes are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. In your palaces of inlaid ivory, lovely music is being played for your enjoyment. ⁹Kings’ daughters are among your concubines.^[a] Standing beside you is the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir.

^10-11“I advise you, O daughter, not to fret about your parents in your homeland far away. Your royal husband delights in your beauty. Reverence him, for he is your lord. ¹²The people of Tyre, the richest people of our day, will shower you with gifts and entreat your favors.”

¹³The bride,^[b] a princess, waits within her chamber, robed in beautiful clothing woven with gold. ¹⁴Lovely^[c] she is, led beside her maids of honor to the king! ¹⁵What a joyful, glad procession as they enter in the palace gates! ¹⁶“Your sons will some day be kings like their father. They shall sit on thrones around the world!

¹⁷“I will cause your name to be honored in all generations; the nations of the earth will praise you forever.”