¹ 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 fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever. ³ Gird your sword on your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty. ⁴ And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness and your right hand will teach you terrible things. ⁵ Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies through which the people fall under you. ⁶ your throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of your kingdom is a right sceptre. ⁷ You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. ⁸ All your garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, through which they have made you glad. ⁹ Kings' daughters were among your honourable women: on your right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. ¹⁰ Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget also your own people, and your father's house; ¹¹ So will the king greatly desire your beauty: for he is your Lord and worship you him. ¹² And the daughter of Tyre will be there with a gift even the rich among the people will intreat your favour. ¹³ The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of worked gold. ¹⁴ She will be brought to the king in clothing of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her will be brought to you. ¹⁵ With gladness and rejoicing will they be brought: they will enter into the king's palace. ¹⁶ Instead of your fathers will be your children, who you may make princes in all the earth. ¹⁷ I will make your name to be remembered in all generations: therefore will the people praise you forever and ever.