Your Throne, O God, Is For Ever
To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil[a] of (A)the Sons of Korah; a love song.
45 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;
I address my verses to the king;
my tongue is like the pen of (B)a ready scribe.
2 You are (C)the most handsome of the sons of men;
(D)grace is poured upon your lips;
therefore God has blessed you for ever.
3 (E)Gird your (F)sword on your thigh, O (G)mighty one,
in (H)your splendour and majesty!
4 In your majesty (I)ride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach you (J)awesome deeds!
5 Your arrows are sharp
in the heart of the king's enemies;
the peoples fall under you.
6 (K)Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever.
The (L)sceptre of your kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness;
7 (M)you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore (N)God, your God, has (O)anointed you
with the oil of (P)gladness (Q)beyond your companions;
8 your robes are all fragrant with (R)myrrh and aloes and cassia.
From ivory palaces (S)stringed instruments make you glad;
9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honour;
(T)at your right hand stands the queen in (U)gold of Ophir.
10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear:
forget your people and your father's house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your (V)lord, (W)bow to him.
12 The people[b] of Tyre will (X)seek your favour with (Y)gifts,
(Z)the richest of the people.[c]
13 All glorious is (AA)the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
14 (AB)In many-coloured robes (AC)she is led to the king,
with her virgin companions following behind her.
15 With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
16 In place of your fathers shall be your sons;
you will make them (AD)princes in all the earth.
17 (AE)I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
therefore nations will praise you for ever and ever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 45:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 45:12 Hebrew daughter
- Psalm 45:12 Or The daughter of Tyre is here with gifts, the richest of people seek your favour
Cross references
- Psalm 45:1 : Ps. 42, title
- Psalm 45:1 : [Ezra 7:6]
- Psalm 45:2 : [Isa. 33:17]
- Psalm 45:2 : [Luke 4:22]; See Isa. 61:1-3
- Psalm 45:3 : Ex. 32:27
- Psalm 45:3 : [Isa. 49:2; Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; 19:15]
- Psalm 45:3 : [Ps. 24:8; Isa. 9:6]
- Psalm 45:3 : Ps. 21:5; 96:6, 7
- Psalm 45:4 : [Rev. 16:2]
- Psalm 45:4 : See Ps. 65:5
- Psalm 45:6 : Ps. 93:2; 110:2; Cited Heb. 1:8, 9
- Psalm 45:6 : [Ps. 67:4; 96:10]
- Psalm 45:7 : See Ps. 11:7
- Psalm 45:7 : Isa. 61:1
- Psalm 45:7 : Ps. 2:2; 1 Kgs. 1:39; [Acts 10:38]
- Psalm 45:7 : [Ps. 21:6]
- Psalm 45:7 : [1 Kgs. 3:13]
- Psalm 45:8 : John 19:39; [Matt. 2:11]
- Psalm 45:8 : Ps. 150:4
- Psalm 45:9 : [1 Kgs. 2:19; Neh. 2:6]
- Psalm 45:9 : See Job 28:16
- Psalm 45:11 : Isa. 54:5
- Psalm 45:11 : Ps. 95:6
- Psalm 45:12 : [Job 11:19]
- Psalm 45:12 : Ps. 96:8
- Psalm 45:12 : Ps. 22:29; 68:29; 72:10; Isa. 49:7
- Psalm 45:13 : [Rev. 19:7, 8]
- Psalm 45:14 : [Judg. 5:30; Ezek. 16:18; 26:16]
- Psalm 45:14 : [Song 1:4]
- Psalm 45:16 : 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6; 5:10; 20:6
- Psalm 45:17 : [Mal. 1:11]