EJ2000(i)
1 To the Overcomer:
upon Shoshannim lilies, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. ¶ My heart is overflowing with a good word; I speak of the things which I have done concerning the king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art fairer than the sons of men, grace is poured into thy lips; therefore God has blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most valiant, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty be prospered; ride upon the word of truth and of humility and of righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows, by which the peoples fall under thee, penetrate the heart of the enemies of the king. 6 ¶ Thy throne, O God, is eternal and for ever, the rod of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made thee glad. 9 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women; the queen stands at thy right hand with a crown of gold from Ophir. 10 ¶ Hearken, O daughter, and consider and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; 11 so shall the king greatly desire thy beauty; and bow before him, for he is thy Lord. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. 13 The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. 15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king’s palace. 16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth. 17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the people praise thee eternally and for ever.
upon Shoshannim lilies, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. ¶ My heart is overflowing with a good word; I speak of the things which I have done concerning the king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art fairer than the sons of men, grace is poured into thy lips; therefore God has blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most valiant, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty be prospered; ride upon the word of truth and of humility and of righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows, by which the peoples fall under thee, penetrate the heart of the enemies of the king. 6 ¶ Thy throne, O God, is eternal and for ever, the rod of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made thee glad. 9 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women; the queen stands at thy right hand with a crown of gold from Ophir. 10 ¶ Hearken, O daughter, and consider and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; 11 so shall the king greatly desire thy beauty; and bow before him, for he is thy Lord. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. 13 The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. 15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king’s palace. 16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth. 17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the people praise thee eternally and for ever.