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Psalm 45
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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. |
 "My tongue is the pen of a scribe who writes
swiftly"
(Unknown, 12th Century)
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Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips:
therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy
majesty.
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And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and
righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. |
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Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the
people fall under thee. |
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Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a
right sceptre. |
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God,
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. |
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| 45:8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory
palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. |
God's clothes smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. In fact, now you can buy
a candle that smells just like Jesus!
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Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did
stand the queen in gold of Ophir. |
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Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also
thine own people, and thy father's house; |
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So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and
worship thou him. |
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And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among
the people shall intreat thy favour. |
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The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought
gold. |
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She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins
her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. |
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With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into
the king's palace. |
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Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make
princes in all the earth. |
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I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall
the people praise thee for ever and ever.
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