1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764 upon Shoshannim * h7799, for the sons * h1121 of Korah * h7141, Maschil * h4905 h8688, A Song * h7892 of loves * h3039. My heart * h3820 is inditing * h7370 h8804 a good * h2896 matter * h1697: I speak * h559 h8802 of the things which I have made * h4639 touching the king * h4428: my tongue * h3956 is the pen * h5842 of a ready * h4106 writer * h5608 h8802. Maschil: or, of instruction is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up
2 Thou art fairer * h3302 h8795 than the children * h1121 of men * h120: grace * h2580 is poured * h3332 h8717 into thy lips * h8193: therefore God * h430 hath blessed * h1288 h8765 thee for ever * h5769.
3 Gird * h2296 h8798 thy sword * h2719 upon thy thigh * h3409, O most mighty * h1368, with thy glory * h1935 and thy majesty * h1926.
4 And in thy majesty * h1926 ride * h7392 h8798 prosperously * h6743 h8798 because * h1697 of truth * h571 and meekness * h6037 and righteousness * h6664; and thy right hand * h3225 shall teach * h3384 h8686 thee terrible things * h3372 h8737. ride...: Heb. prosper thou, ride thou
5 Thine arrows * h2671 are sharp * h8150 h8802 in the heart * h3820 of the king's * h4428 enemies * h341 h8802; whereby the people * h5971 fall * h5307 h8799 under thee.
6 Thy throne * h3678, O God * h430, is for ever * h5769 and ever * h5703: the sceptre * h7626 of thy kingdom * h4438 is a right * h4334 sceptre * h7626.
7 Thou lovest * h157 h8804 righteousness * h6664, and hatest * h8130 h8799 wickedness * h7562: therefore God * h430, thy God * h430, hath anointed * h4886 h8804 thee with the oil * h8081 of gladness * h8342 above thy fellows * h2270.
8 All thy garments * h899 smell of myrrh * h4753, and aloes * h174, and cassia * h7102, out of the ivory * h8127 palaces * h1964, whereby * h4482 they have made thee glad * h8055 h8765.
9 Kings * h4428' daughters * h1323 were among thy honourable women * h3368: upon thy right hand * h3225 did stand * h5324 h8738 the queen * h7694 in gold * h3800 of Ophir * h211.
10 Hearken * h8085 h8798, O daughter * h1323, and consider * h7200 h8798, and incline * h5186 h8685 thine ear * h241; forget * h7911 h8798 also thine own people * h5971, and thy father's * h1 house * h1004;
11 So shall the king * h4428 greatly desire * h183 h8691 thy beauty * h3308: for he is thy Lord * h113; and worship * h7812 h8690 thou him.
12 And the daughter * h1323 of Tyre * h6865 shall be there with a gift * h4503; even the rich * h6223 among the people * h5971 shall intreat * h2470 h8762 thy favour * h6440. favour: Heb. face
13 The king's * h4428 daughter * h1323 is all glorious * h3520 within * h6441: her clothing * h3830 is of wrought * h4865 gold * h2091.
14 She shall be brought * h2986 h8714 unto the king * h4428 in raiment of needlework * h7553: the virgins * h1330 her companions * h7464 that follow * h310 her shall be brought * h935 h8716 unto thee.
15 With gladness * h8057 and rejoicing * h1524 shall they be brought * h2986 h8714: they shall enter * h935 h8799 into the king's * h4428 palace * h1964.
16 Instead of thy fathers * h1 shall be thy children * h1121, whom thou mayest make * h7896 h8799 princes * h8269 in all the earth * h776.
17 I will make thy name * h8034 to be remembered * h2142 h8686 in all * h1755 generations * h1755: therefore shall the people * h5971 praise * h3034 h8686 thee for ever * h5769 and ever * h5703.