ASV
KJV
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.
ESV
1. TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO LILIES. A MASKIL OF THE SONS OF KORAH; A LOVE SONG. My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
ERVEN
1. To the director: To the tune of "Shoshanim." A maskil from the Korah family. A love song. Beautiful thoughts fill my mind as I speak these lines for the king. These words come from my tongue as from the pen of a skilled writer.
NLT
1. Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet.
WEB
1. For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
NET
1. [For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song.] My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, "I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe."
NLV
1. My heart flows over with good words. I sing my songs to the King. My tongue writes the words of a good writer.
HCSB
1. [For the choir director: according to "The Lilies." A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.] My heart is moved by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
YLT
1. To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.` -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
LITV
1. To the Chief Musician, Concerning the Lilies. For the sons of Korah. A Poem; a Song of the Beloved. My heart is overflowing with a good matter. I am speaking of my works to the King; my tongue is the pen of a rapid writer.
RV
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.
NCV
1. Beautiful words fill my mind. I am speaking of royal things. My tongue is like the pen of a skilled writer.
MKJV
1. To the Chief Musician. Concerning the Lilies, for the sons of Korah, a contemplation; A Song of Loves. My heart is overflowing with a good matter; I speak of my works to the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
AKJV
1. My heart is gushing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
LXXEN
1. [See also Ps 68 and Ps 79, titles; q. d. repeated, see Hebrew] - My heart [Lit. eructavit] has uttered a good matter: I declare my works to the king: my tongue is the pen of a quick writer.
KJV
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.
AMP
1. To the Chief Musician; [set to the tune of]``Lilies" [probably a popular air. A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem. A song of love. MY HEART overflows with a goodly theme; I address my psalm to a King. My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.
KJVP
1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 PREP Shoshannim H7799 , for the sons H1121 L-CMP of Korah H7141 , Maschil H4905 , A Song H7892 of loves H3039 . My heart H3820 NMS-1MS is inditing H7370 a good H2896 AMS matter H1697 VQPMS : I H589 PPRO-1MS speak H559 of the things which I have made H4639 touching the king H4428 L-CMS : my tongue H3956 CMS-1MS [ is ] the pen H5842 of a ready H4106 writer H5608 .
YLT
1. To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.` -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
ASV
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.
WEB
1. For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
NASB
1. For the leader; according to "Lilies." A maskil of the Korahites. A love song.
ESV
1. TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO LILIES. A MASKIL OF THE SONS OF KORAH; A LOVE SONG. My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
RV
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.
RSV
1. To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah a love song. My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
NKJV
1. To the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lillies." A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer.
MKJV
1. To the Chief Musician. Concerning the Lilies, for the sons of Korah, a contemplation; A Song of Loves. My heart is overflowing with a good matter; I speak of my works to the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
AKJV
1. My heart is gushing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
NRSV
1. My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
NIV
1. [For the director of music. To [the tune of] "Lilies". Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. A wedding song.] My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skilful writer.
NIRV
1. For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. A wedding song to the tune of "Lilies." My heart is full of beautiful words as I say my poem for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
NLT
1. Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet.
MSG
1. A wedding song of the sons of Korah. My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the river into words:
GNB
1. Beautiful words fill my mind, as I compose this song for the king. Like the pen of a good writer my tongue is ready with a poem.
NET
1. [For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song.] My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, "I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe."
ERVEN
1. To the director: To the tune of "Shoshanim." A maskil from the Korah family. A love song. Beautiful thoughts fill my mind as I speak these lines for the king. These words come from my tongue as from the pen of a skilled writer.