The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
King James Version KJV
1 For the leader. Set to "Lilies." By the descendants of Korach. A maskil. A lovesong: My heart is stirred by a noble theme; I address my verses to the king; My tongue is the pen of an expert scribe.
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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 You are the most handsome of men; gracious speech flows from your lips. For God has blessed you forever.
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Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Warrior, strap your sword at your thigh; [gird on] your splendor and majesty.
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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
4 In your majesty, succeed, ride on in the cause of truth, meekness and righteousness. May your right hand teach you awesome things.
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And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5 Your arrows are sharp. The people fall under you, as they penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies.
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Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
6 Your throne, God, will last forever and ever; you rule your kingdom with a scepter of equity.
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Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy in preference to your companions.
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 Your robes are all fragrant with myrrh, aloes and cassia; from ivory palaces stringed instruments bring you joy.
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All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
9 Daughters of kings are among your favorites; at your right stands the queen in gold from Ofir.
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Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Listen, daughter! Think, pay attention! Forget your own people and your father's house,
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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; for he is your lord, so honor him.
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So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
12 Then the daughter of Tzor, the richest of peoples, will court your favor with gifts.
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And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
13 Inside [the palace], the king's daughter looks splendid, attired in checker-work embroidered with gold.
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The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
14 In brocade, she will be led to the king, to you, with the virgins in her retinue.
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She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
15 They will be led in with gladness and joy, they will enter the king's palace.
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With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
16 You will have sons to succeed your ancestors; you will make them princes in all the land.
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Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
17 I will make your name known through all generations; thus the peoples will praise you forever and ever.
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I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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