Psalm 45/Text/Clauses
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Hebrew | Verse | English |
|---|---|---|
| לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־שֹׁ֭שַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל שִׁ֣יר יְדִידֹֽת׃ | 1.1 | For the director. According to “Lilies.” By the sons of Korah. A maskil. An ode. |
| רָ֘חַ֤שׁ לִבִּ֨י׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר ט֗וֹב | 2.1 | My heart has been stirred by a good theme; |
| אֹמֵ֣ר אָ֭נִי מַעֲשַׂ֣י לְמֶ֑לֶךְ | 2.2 | I am about to recite my verses to a king. |
| לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י עֵ֤ט׀ סוֹפֵ֬ר מָהִֽיר׃ | 2.3 | My tongue is a pen of a skillful scribe. |
| *יְפֵיפִיתָ* מִבְּנֵ֬י אָדָ֗ם | 3.1 | You are the most attractive of all people; |
| ה֣וּצַק חֵ֭ן בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָ | 3.2 | kindness has been poured out by your speech. |
| עַל־כֵּ֤ן בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 3.3 | Therefore, God has blessed you forever. |
| חֲגֽוֹר־חַרְבְּךָ֣ עַל־יָרֵ֣ךְ גִּבּ֑וֹר ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃ | 4.1 | Strap your sword upon [your] thigh, great one, in your splendor and your majesty. |
| וַהֲדָ֬רְךָ֨׀ צְלַ֬ח רְכַ֗ב עַֽל־דְּבַר־אֱ֭מֶת וְעַנְוָה־צֶ֑דֶק | 5.1 | And in your majesty, victoriously ride for the cause of truth and humility [and] righteousness, |
| וְתוֹרְךָ֖ נוֹרָא֣וֹת יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ | 5.2 | and let your right hand show you awesome deeds. |
| חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים | 6.1 | Your arrows are sharp |
| עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝לֵ֗ב אוֹיְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | 6.2 | —peoples will fall under you—in the heart of the enemies of the king. |
| כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד | 7.1 | Your throne, God, is forever and ever; |
| שֵׁ֥בֶט מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃ | 7.2 | the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice. |
| אָהַ֣בְתָּ צֶּדֶק֮ | 8.1 | You love righteousness |
| וַתִּשְׂנָ֫א רֶ֥שַׁע | 8.2 | and you hate wickedness. |
| עַל־כֵּ֤ן׀ מְשָׁחֲךָ֡ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֶיךָ שֶׁ֥מֶן שָׂשׂ֗וֹן מֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃ | 8.3 | Therefore, God, your God, has anointed you with oil that results in rejoicing, to the exclusion of your peers. |
| מֹר־וַאֲהָל֣וֹת קְ֭צִיעוֹת כָּל־בִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָ | 9.1 | All your clothes are myrrh and aloes [and] cassia. |
| מִֽן־הֵ֥יכְלֵי שֵׁ֝֗ן מִנִּ֥י שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃ | 9.2 | From ivory palaces, stringed instruments have made you glad. |
| בְּנ֣וֹת מְ֭לָכִים בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ | 10.1 | Daughters of kings are among your treasures; |
| נִצְּבָ֥ה שֵׁגַ֥ל לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃ | 10.2 | the queen mother has taken a stand at your right hand in the gold of Ophir. |
| שִׁמְעִי־בַ֣ת | 11.1 | Listen, daughter, |
| וּ֭רְאִי | 11.2 | and look |
| וְהַטִּ֣י אָזְנֵ֑ךְ | 11.3 | and incline your ear, |
| וְשִׁכְחִ֥י עַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ וּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיךְ׃ | 11.4 | and forget your people and your father’s household, |
| וְיִתְאָ֣ו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יָפְיֵ֑ךְ | 12.1 | and let the king desire your beauty, |
| כִּי־ה֥וּא אֲ֝דֹנַ֗יִךְ | 12.2 | because he is your husband, |
| *וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ*־לֽוֹ׃ *בַֽת־צֹ֨ר׀* בְּ֭מִנְחָה | 13.1 | and the people of Tyre will bow down to him with a gift; |
| פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃ | 13.2 | the richest of people will seek your favor. |
| כָּל־כְּבוּדָּ֣ה בַת־מֶ֣לֶךְ פְּנִ֑ימָה | 14.1 | The princess is in her chamber with all kinds of valuable goods; |
| מִֽמִּשְׁבְּצ֖וֹת זָהָ֣ב לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ | 14.2 | her clothing [is made] from gold settings. |
| לִרְקָמוֹת֮ תּוּבַ֪ל לַ֫מֶּ֥לֶךְ | 15.1 | In embroidered cloth she will be led to the king, |
| בְּתוּל֣וֹת אַ֭חֲרֶיהָ רֵעוֹתֶ֑יהָ מ֖וּבָא֣וֹת לָֽךְ׃ | 15.2 | with young women after her, her companions, being brought to you. |
| תּ֭וּבַלְנָה בִּשְׂמָחֹ֣ת וָגִ֑יל | 16.1 | They will be led with joy and gladness; |
| תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה בְּהֵ֣יכַל מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | 16.2 | they will go into the royal palace. |
| תַּ֣חַת אֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ יִהְי֣וּ בָנֶ֑יךָ | 17.1 | In succession to your ancestors will be your sons; |
| תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ לְ֝שָׂרִ֗ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 17.2 | you will appoint them as governors over all the earth. |
| אַזְכִּ֣ירָה שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־דֹּ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר | 18.1 | I shall profess your name in all generations. |
| עַל־כֵּ֥ן עַמִּ֥ים יְ֝הוֹדֻ֗ךָ לְעֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃ | 18.2 | Therefore peoples will praise you forever and ever. |