1 My heart is inditing a good matter:I speak of the things which I have made touching the King:my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 Thou art fairer than the children of men:grace is poured into thy lips:therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty,with thy glory and thy majesty.
4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously,because of truth and meekness and righteousness;and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5 Thine arrows are sharpin the heart of the King's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness:therefore God, thy God, hath anointed theewith the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,out of the ivory palaces,whereby they have made thee glad.
9 Kings' daughters were among thy honorable women:upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of 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:for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.
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 children,whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations:therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.