45:1
45:2
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured
into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
45:3
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy
glory and thy majesty.
45:4
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and
meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach
thee terrible things.
45:5
Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's
enemies; [whereby] the people fall under thee.
45:6
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of
thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.
45:7
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore
God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above
thy fellows.
45:8
All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia,
out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
45:9
Kings' daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon
thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
45:10
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear;
forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
45:11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he [is]
thy Lord; and worship thou him.
45:12
And the daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift;
[even] the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
45:13
The king's daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing
[is] of wrought gold.
45:14
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of
needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be
brought unto thee.
45:15
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they
shall enter into the king's palace.
45:16
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou
mayest make princes in all the earth.
45:17
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations:
therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
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