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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1For 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." |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior! Appear in your majestic splendor! |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts! |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations fall at your feet. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family! |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him! |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, then the nations will praise you forever. |
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