1 [To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; -a song of the Beloved.] My heart is welling forth {with} a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.2 Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.3 Gird thy sword upon {thy} thigh, O mighty one, {in} thy majesty and thy splendour;4 And {in} thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness {and} righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.5 Thine arrows are sharp-peoples fall under thee-in the heart of the king's enemies.6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.8 Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.9 Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.10 Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:11 And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.12 And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.13 All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.17 I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.

1 Vir die musiekleier; op die wysie van: "Lelies." Van die kinders van Korag. 'n Onderwysing. 'n Lied van die liefde.2 My hart word bewoë deur goeie woorde; ek dra my gedigte voor aangaande 'n Koning; my tong is die pen van 'n vaardige skrywer.3 U is veel skoner as die mensekinders; genade is uitgestort op u lippe; daarom het God U geseënvir ewig.4 Gord u swaard aan die heup, o held, u majesteit en u heerlikheid;5 ja, u heerlikheid! Ry voorspoedig ter wille van waarheid en ootmoed en geregtigheid; en laat u regterhand U vreeslike dinge leer!6 U pyle is skerp volke val onder U!; hulle tref in die hart van die Koning se vyande.7 U troon, o God, is vir ewig en altyd; die septer van u koninkryk is 'n regverdige septer.8 U het geregtigheid lief en haat goddeloosheid. Daarom het, o God, u God U gesalf met vreugde-olie bo u metgeselle.9 Al u klere is mirre en alewee en kassie; uit ivoorpaleise maak snarespel U bly.10 Dogters van konings is onder u staatsdogters; die koningin staan aan u regterhand in goud van Ofir.11 Hoor, o dogter, en kyk en neig u oor, en vergeet u volk en die huis van u vader;12 en as die Koning u skoonheid begeer -- want Hy is u Heer -- buig u dan voor Hom neer.13 En, o dogter van Tirus -- met geskenke sal hulle u guns soek, ja, die rykstes van die mense.14 Louter heerlikheid is die Koning se dogter daarbinne; van gouddraad is haar kleding.15 In veelkleurige gewade word sy na die Koning gelei; jonkvroue agter haar, haar vriendinne, word na U gebring.16 Hulle word gelei met vreugde en gejuig; hulle gaan in die Koning se paleis in.17 In die plek van u vaders sal u seuns wees; U sal hulle aanstel as vorste in die hele land. [ (Psalms 45:18) U Naam wil ek vermeld van geslag tot geslag; daarom sal die volke U loof vir ewig en altyd. ]