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Psalms 45

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king ; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king : My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips , since God has blessed you forever .
Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips : Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever .
Strap your sword at your side , O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor .
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh , O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty .
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds .
And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness ` and ' righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things .
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes ; the nations fall beneath your feet .
Thine arrows are sharp ; The peoples fall under thee; `They are' in the heart of the king's enemies .
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever , and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness ; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy .
Thou hast loved righteousness , and hated wickedness : Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows .
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
All thy garments `smell of' myrrh , and aloes , ` and ' cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
The daughters of kings are among your honored women ; the queen stands at your right hand , adorned with the gold of Ophir.
Kings ' daughters are among thy honorable women : At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Listen , O daughter ! Consider and incline your ear : Forget your people and your father’s house ,
Hearken , O daughter , and consider , and incline thine ear ; Forget also thine own people , and thy father's house :
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord ; and reverence thou him .
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
And the daughter of Tyre `shall be there' with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
The king's daughter within `the palace' is all glorious : Her clothing is inwrought with gold.
In colorful garments she is led to the king ; her virgin companions are brought before you .
She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee .
They are led in with joy and gladness ; they enter the palace of the king .
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into the king's palace.
Your sons will succeed your fathers ; you will make them princes throughout the land .
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth .
I will commemorate your name through all generations ; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations : Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever. Psalm 46 For the Chief Musician. `A Psalm' of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.

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