Psalms 45 (NET)

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Psalms 45:1¹My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, “I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:2²You are the most handsome of all men. You speak in an impressive and fitting manner. For this reason God grants you continual blessings.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:3³Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior. Appear in your majestic splendor.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:4⁴Appear in your majesty and be victorious. Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice. Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:5⁵Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies. Nations fall at your feet.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:6⁶Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:7⁷You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:8⁸All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:9⁹Princesses are among your honored women. Your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:10¹⁰Listen, O princess. Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:11¹¹Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master. Submit to him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:12¹²Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:13¹³The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:14¹⁴In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:15¹⁵They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:16¹⁶Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 45:17¹⁷I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, then the nations will praise you forever.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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