Psalms
Chapter 44
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Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved.
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My heart has uttered a good word. I speak of my works to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.
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You are a brilliant form before the sons of men. Grace has been poured freely into your lips. Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.
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Fasten your sword to your thigh, O most powerful one.
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With your splendor and your excellence extended, proceed prosperously, and reign for the sake of truth and meekness and justice, and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.
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Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you, with the hearts of the enemies of the king.
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Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.
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You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.
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Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory. From these, they have delighted you:
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the daughters of kings in your honor. The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold, encircled with diversity.
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Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear. And forget your people and your father’s house.
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And the king will desire your beauty. For he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him.
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And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts: all the rich men of the people.
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All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside, in golden fringes,
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clothed all around with diversities. After her, virgins will be led to the king. Her neighbors will be brought to you.
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They will be brought with gladness and exultation. They will be led into the temple of the king.
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For your fathers, sons have been born to you. You will establish them as leaders over all the earth.
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They will remember your name always, for generation after generation. Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity, even forever and ever.