Psalms 45
Superscription: to the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, a Song of loves
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל-שֹׁשַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי-קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל שִׁיר יְדִידֹֽת׃
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.
A song in praise of the king
רָחַשׁ לִבִּי׀ דָּבָר טוֹב אֹמֵר אָנִי מַעֲשַׂי לְמֶלֶךְ לְשׁוֹנִי עֵט׀ סוֹפֵר מָהִֽיר׃
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
יָפְיָפִיתָ מִבְּנֵי אָדָם הוּצַק חֵן בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶיךָ עַל-כֵּן בֵּֽרַכְךָ אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָֽם׃
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
חֲגֽוֹר-חַרְבְּךָ עַל-יָרֵךְ גִּבּוֹר הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
וַהֲדָרְךָ׀ צְלַח רְכַב עַֽל-דְּבַר-אֱמֶת וְעַנְוָה-צֶדֶק וְתוֹרְךָ נוֹרָאוֹת יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
חִצֶּיךָ שְׁנוּנִים עַמִּים תַּחְתֶּיךָ יִפְּלוּ בְּלֵב אוֹיְבֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
כִּסְאֲךָ אֱלֹהִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד שֵׁבֶט מִישֹׁר שֵׁבֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
אָהַבְתָּ צֶּדֶק וַתִּשְׂנָא רֶשַׁע עַל-כֵּן׀ מְשָׁחֲךָ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽךָ׃
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
מֹר-וַאֲהָלוֹת קְצִיעוֹת כָּל-בִּגְדֹתֶיךָ מִֽן-הֵיכְלֵי שֵׁן מִנִּי שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
בְּנוֹת מְלָכִים בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶיךָ נִצְּבָה שֵׁגַל לִֽימִינְךָ בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃
Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
The bride is addressed and brought to the king
שִׁמְעִי-בַת וּרְאִי וְהַטִּי אָזְנֵךְ וְשִׁכְחִי עַמֵּךְ וּבֵית אָבִֽיךְ׃
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
וְיִתְאָו הַמֶּלֶךְ יָפְיֵךְ כִּי-הוּא אֲדֹנַיִךְ וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי-לֽוֹ׃
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
וּבַֽת-צֹר׀ בְּמִנְחָה פָּנַיִךְ יְחַלּוּ עֲשִׁירֵי עָֽם׃
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
כָּל-כְּבוּדָּה בַת-מֶלֶךְ פְּנִימָה מִֽמִּשְׁבְּצוֹת זָהָב לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃
The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
לִרְקָמוֹת תּוּבַל לַמֶּלֶךְ בְּתוּלוֹת אַחֲרֶיהָ רֵעוֹתֶיהָ מוּבָאוֹת לָֽךְ׃
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
תּוּבַלְנָה בִּשְׂמָחֹת וָגִיל תְּבֹאֶינָה בְּהֵיכַל מֶֽלֶךְ׃
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
תַּחַת אֲבֹתֶיךָ יִהְיוּ בָנֶיךָ תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ לְשָׂרִים בְּכָל-הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
אַזְכִּירָה שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל-דֹּר וָדֹר עַל-כֵּן עַמִּים יְהוֹדוּךָ לְעֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.