For the Leader; upon Shoshannim; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured upon thy lips; Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, In behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; And let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things.
Thine arrows are sharp— The peoples fall under thee— [They sink] into the heart of the king's enemies.
Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
'Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
So shall the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and do homage unto him. .
And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people Shall entreat thy favour with a gift.'
All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; Her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold.
She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; The virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee.
They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; They shall enter into the king's palace.
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the land.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.