1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme;

I recite my composition concerning the King;

My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2 You are fairer than the sons of men;

*Grace is poured upon Your lips;

Therefore God has blessed You forever.

3 Gird Your *sword upon Your thigh, *O Mighty One,

With Your *glory and Your majesty.

4 *And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;

And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.

5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;

The peoples fall under You.

6 *Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A *scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has *anointed You

With the oil of *gladness more than Your companions.

8 All Your garments are*scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,

Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

9 *Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;

*At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

10 Listen, O daughter,

Consider and incline your ear;

*Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;

11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty;

*Because He is your Lord, worship Him.

12 And the daughter of Tyre willcome with a gift;

*The rich among the people will seek your favor.

13 The royal daughter is all glorious within thepalace;

Her clothing is woven with gold.

14 *She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;

The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;

They shall enter the King’s palace.

16 Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,

*Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.

17 *I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;

Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.