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45:1  For the leader; according to “Lilies.” A maskil of the Korahites. A love song.
45:2  My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe.
45:3  You are the most handsome of men; fair speech has graced your lips, for God has blessed you forever.
45:4  Gird your sword upon your hip, mighty warrior! In splendor and majesty ride on triumphant!
45:5  In the cause of truth, meekness, and justice may your right hand show your wondrous deeds.
45:6  Your arrows are sharp; peoples will cower at your feet; the king’s enemies will lose heart.
45:7  Your throne, O God, stands forever; your royal scepter is a scepter for justice.
45:8  You love justice and hate wrongdoing; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellow kings.
45:9  With myrrh, aloes, and cassia your robes are fragrant. From ivory-paneled palaces stringed instruments bring you joy.
45:10  Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess arrayed in Ophir’s gold comes to stand at your right hand.
45:11  Listen, my daughter, and understand; pay me careful heed. Forget your people and your father’s house,
45:12  that the king might desire your beauty. He is your lord;
45:13  honor him, daughter of Tyre. Then the richest of the people will seek your favor with gifts.
45:14  All glorious is the king’s daughter as she enters, her raiment threaded with gold;
45:15  In embroidered apparel she is led to the king. The maids of her train are presented to the king.
45:16  They are led in with glad and joyous acclaim; they enter the palace of the king.
45:17  The throne of your fathers your sons will have; you shall make them princes through all the land.