Thematic Bible

Psalm 45:1

My heart overflows with a good matter. I speak the things which I have made concerning the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psalm 45:2

Thou are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is poured into thy lips. Therefore God has blessed thee forever.

Psalm 45:3

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.

Psalm 45:4

And in thy majesty ride on prosperously because of truth and gentleness [and] righteousness. And thy right hand shall teach thee awesome things.

Psalm 45:5

Thine arrows are sharp. The peoples fall under thee. [They are] in the heart of the king's enemies.

Psalm 45:6

Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.

Psalm 45:7

Thou have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

Psalm 45:8

All thy garments [smell of] myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

Psalm 45:9

Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women. At thy right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

Psalm 45:10

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.

Psalm 45:11

So will the king desire thy beauty, for he is thy lord, and reverence thou him.

Psalm 45:12

And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with a gift. The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

Psalm 45:13

Inside, the king's daughter is all glorious. Her clothing is embroidered with gold.

Psalm 45:14

She shall be led to the king in broidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to thee.

Psalm 45:15

With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.

Psalm 45:16

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shall make rulers in all the earth.

Psalm 45:17

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give thee thanks forever and ever.