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| 1. | For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. |
| 2. | My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer. |
| 3. | You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever. |
| 4. | Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one, Your splendor and your majesty. |
| 5. | In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds. |
| 6. | Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies. |
| 7. | Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom. |
| 8. | You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. |
| 9. | All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad. |
| 10. | Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir. |
| 11. | Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house. |
| 12. | So will the king desire your beauty, Honor him, for he is your lord. |
| 13. | The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor. |
| 14. | The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold. |
| 15. | She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you. |
| 16. | With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led. They shall enter into the king's palace. |
| 17. | Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth. |
| 18. | I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever. |