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TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n UPON SHOSHANNIM,<\/strong><\/p>\n FOR THE SONS OF KORAH,<\/strong><\/p>\n MASCHIL,<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A SONG OF LOVES<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MY HEART IS INDITING A GOOD MATTER:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I speak of the things which I have made<\/p>\n touching the king:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thou art fairer than the children of men:<\/p>\n grace is poured into thy lips:<\/p>\n therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,<\/p>\n O most mighty,<\/p>\n with thy glory and thy majesty.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And in thy majesty ride prosperously<\/p>\n because of truth<\/p>\n and meekness<\/p>\n and righteousness;<\/p>\n and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thine arrows are sharp<\/p>\n in the heart of the king’s enemies;<\/p>\n whereby the people fall under thee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thy throne,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n O God,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n is for ever and ever:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thou lovest righteousness,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n and hatest wickedness:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n therefore God,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n thy God,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n hath anointed thee<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n with the oil of gladness<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n above thy fellows.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n All thy garments smell of myrrh,<\/p>\n and aloes,<\/p>\n and cassia,<\/p>\n out of the ivory palaces,<\/p>\n whereby they have made thee glad.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women:<\/p>\n upon thy right hand did stand the queen<\/p>\n in gold of Ophir.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hearken,<\/p>\n O daughter,<\/p>\n and consider,<\/p>\n and incline thine ear;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n forget also thine own people,<\/p>\n and thy father’s house;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n for he is thy Lord;<\/p>\n and worship thou him.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift;<\/p>\n even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The king’s daughter is all glorious within:<\/p>\n her clothing is of wrought gold.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She shall be brought unto the king<\/p>\n in raiment of needlework:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the virgins her companions that follow her<\/p>\n shall be brought unto thee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought:<\/p>\n they shall enter into the king’s palace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children,<\/p>\n whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I will make thy name to be remembered<\/p>\n in all generations:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n next<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n prev<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON SHOSHANNIM, FOR THE SONS OF KORAH, MASCHIL, A SONG OF LOVES MY HEART IS INDITING A GOOD MATTER: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: … Continue reading Psalm 45<\/em><\/h6>\n