1 M y heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.' -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue the pen of a speedy writer.

2 Y ou are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.

3 G ird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty.

Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!

4 A nd in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.

As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.

5 Y our arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; The peoples fall under You.

Thine arrows sharp, -- Peoples fall under Thee -- In the heart of the enemies of the king.

6 Y our throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Thy throne, O God, age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness the sceptre of Thy kingdom.

7 Y ou love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

8 A ll Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.

9 K ings’ daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

Daughters of kings among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

10 L isten, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;

Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father's house,

11 S o the King will greatly desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, worship Him.

And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he thy lord -- bow thyself to him,

12 A nd the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.

And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face.

13 T he royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; Her clothing is woven with gold.

All glory the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work her clothing.

14 S he shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee.

15 W ith gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought; They shall enter the King’s palace.

They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.

16 I nstead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.

Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for 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.

I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!