Psalm 45
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 1 | 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 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. | My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like 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. |
| 2 | 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. | You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore 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. |
| 3 | Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor. | Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. | Strap your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty. | Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty. |
| 4 | 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 prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. | In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display 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. |
| 5 | Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet. | Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. | Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies. | Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; They are in the heart of the king’s enemies. |
| 6 | 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: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. | Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity 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. |
| 7 | You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy. | Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. | You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. | Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows. |
| 8 | 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 the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. | All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad. | All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. |
| 9 | The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir. | Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. | Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir. | Kings’ daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. |
| 10 | 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; | Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father’s house. | Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house: |
| 11 | and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord. | So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. | So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord. | So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him. |
| 12 | 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; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. | The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor. | And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor. |
| 13 | All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold. | The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. | The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold. | The king’s daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold. |
| 14 | In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you. | She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. | She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you. | She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee. |
| 15 | They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king. | With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace. | With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king’s palace. | With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into the king’s palace. |
| 16 | Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land. | Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. | Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth. | Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth. |
| 17 | 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 people praise thee for ever and ever. | I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks 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. |