rsv@Psalms:45:0 @ To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song.
rsv@Psalms:45:1 @ My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
rsv@Psalms:45:2 @ You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever.
rsv@Psalms:45:3 @ Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and majesty!
rsv@Psalms:45:4 @ In your majesty ride forth victoriously for the cause of truth and to defend the right; let your right hand teach you dread deeds!
rsv@Psalms:45:5 @ Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
rsv@Psalms:45:6 @ Your divine throne endures for ever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
rsv@Psalms:45:7 @ you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows;
rsv@Psalms:45:8 @ your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;
rsv@Psalms:45:9 @ daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
rsv@Psalms:45:10 @ Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house;
rsv@Psalms:45:11 @ and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;
rsv@Psalms:45:12 @ the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, the richest of the people
rsv@Psalms:45:13 @ with all kinds of wealth. The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;
rsv@Psalms:45:14 @ in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.
rsv@Psalms:45:15 @ With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.
rsv@Psalms:45:16 @ Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth.
rsv@Psalms:45:17 @ I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever.