PSALM 45

Ode for a Royal Wedding

Psalm 45:1 My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

Psalm 45:2 You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever.

Psalm 45:3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and majesty!

Psalm 45:4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously for the cause of truth and to defend  the right; let your right hand teach you dread deeds!

Psalm 45:5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; the peoples fall under you.

Psalm 45:6 Your divine throne  endures for ever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;

Psalm 45:7 you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows;

Psalm 45:8 your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

Psalm 45:9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

Psalm 45:10 Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father’s house;

Psalm 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;

Psalm 45:12 the people  of Tyre will court your favor with gifts, the richest of the people

Psalm 45:13 with all kinds of wealth. The daughter of the king is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;

Psalm 45:14 in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.

Psalm 45:15 With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.

Psalm 45:16 Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth.

Psalm 45:17 I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever.