1. 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. Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.
4. And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, because of truth and meekness {cf15i and} righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5. Thine arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under thee; {cf15i they are} in the heart of the king�s enemies.
6. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
7. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8. All thy garments {cf15i smell of} myrrh, and aloes, {cf15i and} cassia; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
9. Kings� daughters are among thy honourable women: at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father�s house;
11. So shall the king desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
12. And the daughter of Tyre {cf15i shall be there} with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour.
13. The king�s daughter within {cf15i the palace} is all glorious: her clothing is inwrought with gold.
14. She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
15. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: they shall enter into the king�s palace.
16. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.
17. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.