1 For the leader; according to “Lilies.” A maskil of the Korahites. A love song.
2 My heart is stirred by a noble theme,as I sing my ode to the king.My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe.
3 You are the most handsome of men;fair speech has graced your lips,for God has blessed you forever.
4 Gird your sword upon your hip, mighty warrior!In splendor and majesty ride on triumphant!
5 In the cause of truth, meekness, and justicemay your right hand show your wondrous deeds.
6 Your arrows are sharp;peoples will cower at your feet;the king’s enemies will lose heart.
7 Your throne, O God, stands forever;your royal scepter is a scepter for justice.
8 You love justice and hate wrongdoing;therefore God, your God, has anointed youwith the oil of gladness above your fellow kings.
9 With myrrh, aloes, and cassiayour robes are fragrant.From ivory-paneled palacesstringed instruments bring you joy.
10 Daughters of kings are your lovely wives;a princess arrayed in Ophir’s goldcomes to stand at your right hand.
11 Listen, my daughter, and understand;pay me careful heed.Forget your people and your father’s house,
12 that the king might desire your beauty.He is your lord;
13 honor him, daughter of Tyre.Then the richest of the peoplewill seek your favor with gifts.
14 All glorious is the king’s daughter as she enters,her raiment threaded with gold;
15 In embroidered apparel she is led to the king.The maids of her train are presented to the king.
16 They are led in with glad and joyous acclaim;they enter the palace of the king.
17 The throne of your fathers your sons will have;you shall make them princes through all the land.
18 I will make your name renowned through all generations;thus nations shall praise you forever.