| Chapter 45 |
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To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.` -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue is the pen of a speedy writer. |
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Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age. |
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Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty! |
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As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things. |
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Thine arrows are sharp, -- Peoples fall under Thee -- In the heart of the enemies of the king. |
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Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom. |
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Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions. |
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Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad. |
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Daughters of kings are among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir. |
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Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father`s house, |
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And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he is thy lord -- bow thyself to him, |
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And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face. |
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All glory is the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work is her clothing. |
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In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee. |
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They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king. |
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Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth. |
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I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever! |
