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Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments.
From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad.
Daughters of kings are among your honored attendants.
The royal wife[a] stands at your right hand in gold from Ophir.

The Beauty of the Bride

10 Hear, O daughter, look and listen.
Forget your people and your father’s house,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:9 This may refer to the queen mother (Song 3:11). The next section is addressed to the King’s bride.

All your robes are fragrant(A) with myrrh(B) and aloes(C) and cassia;(D)
    from palaces adorned with ivory(E)
    the music of the strings(F) makes you glad.
Daughters of kings(G) are among your honored women;
    at your right hand(H) is the royal bride(I) in gold of Ophir.(J)

10 Listen, daughter,(K) and pay careful attention:(L)
    Forget your people(M) and your father’s house.

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