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1
My heart overflows on a good subject;
I will read aloud the words I have composed about the king;
my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2
You are fairer than the children of mankind;
grace is poured onto your lips;
therefore we know that God has blessed you forever.
3
Gird your sword to your side, mighty one,
in your glory and your majesty.
4
In your majesty ride on triumphantly
because of trustworthiness, meekness, and righteousness;
your right hand will teach you fearful things.
5
Your arrows are sharp;
the peoples fall under you;
your arrows are in the hearts of the king's enemies.
6
Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
a scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingdom.
7
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness more than your companions.
8
All your garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia;
out of ivory palaces
stringed instruments have made you glad.
9
Kings' daughters are among your honorable women;
at your right hand stands the queen clothed in gold of Ophir.
10
Listen, daughter, consider and incline your ear;
forget your own people and your father's house.
11
In this way the king will desire your beauty;
he is your master; revere him.
12
The daughter of Tyre will be there with a gift;
the rich among the people will beg for your favor.
13
The royal daughter in the palace is all glorious;
her clothing is worked with gold.
14
She will be led to the king in embroidered dress;
the virgins, her companions who follow her,
will be brought to you.
15
They will be led by gladness and rejoicing;
they will enter into the king's palace.
16
In the place of your fathers will be your children,
whom you will make princes in all the earth.
17
I will make your name to be remembered in all generations;
therefore the peoples will give you thanks forever and ever.