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1 (44-1) <Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved.> (44-2) My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the king: My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.
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My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
2 (44-3) Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
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You are the most handsome of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
3 (44-4) Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.
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Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and majesty.
4 (44-5) With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.
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In your majesty ride on victoriously for the cause of truth and to defend the right; let your right hand teach you dread deeds.
5 (44-6) Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king’s enemies.
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Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
6 (44-7) Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
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Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
7 (44-8) Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
8 (44-9) Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which
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your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;
9 (44-10) The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.
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daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 (44-11) Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house.
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Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house,
11 (44-12) And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.
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and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;
12 (44-13) And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.
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the people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people
13 (44-14) All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders,
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with all kinds of wealth. The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;
14 (44-15) Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.
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in many-colored robes she is led to the king; behind her the virgins, her companions, follow.
15 (44-16) They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.
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With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.
16 (44-17) Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
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In the place of ancestors you, O king, shall have sons; you will make them princes in all the earth.
17 (44-18) They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
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I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.
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