A Song Celebrating the King’s Marriage.
For the choir director; according to the †Shoshannim. A •Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
1 My heart 1overflows with a good theme;
I 2address my 3verses to the 4King;
My tongue is the pen of aa ready writer.
2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
aGrace is poured 1upon Your lips;
Therefore God has bblessed You forever.
3 Gird aYour sword on Your thigh, O 1bMighty One,
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,
For the cause of truth and ameekness and righteousness;
Let Your bright hand teach You 1awesome things.
5 Your aarrows are sharp;
The bpeoples fall under You;
Your arrows are cin the heart of the King’s enemies.
6 aYour throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of buprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You have aloved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has banointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.
8 All Your garments are fragrant with amyrrh and aloes and cassia;
Out of ivory palaces bstringed instruments have made You glad.
9 Kings’ daughters are among aYour noble ladies;
At Your bright hand stands the queen in cgold from Ophir.
10 Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
aForget your people and your father’s house;
11 Then the King will desire your beauty.
Because He is your aLord, bbow down to Him.
12 The daughter of aTyre will come with a gift;
The brich among the people will seek your favor.
13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is ainterwoven with gold.
14 She will be aled to the King bin embroidered work;
The cvirgins, her companions who follow her,
Will be brought to You.
15 They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
16 In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 I will cause aYour name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples bwill give You thanks forever and ever.