Psalm 45
My Heart Is Stirred by a Noble Theme
(1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalms 72:1–20)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil 1 of the sons of Korah. A love song.
¹ My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king;2 my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
² You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
³ Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
⁴ In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
⁵ Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
⁶ Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
⁷ You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.3
⁸ All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
⁹ The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
¹⁰ Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
¹¹ and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
¹² The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
¹³ All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
¹⁴ In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
¹⁵ They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
¹⁶ Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
¹⁷ I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.