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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 45 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/45.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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46">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Royal Wedding Song<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.45.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.1" class="v19_45_1">1</span>Beautiful words fill my mind,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_1">as I compose this song for the king.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_1">Like the pen of a good writer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_1">my tongue is ready with a poem.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.2" class="v19_45_2">2</span>You are the most handsome of men;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_2">you are an eloquent speaker.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_2">God has always blessed you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.3" class="v19_45_3">3</span>Buckle on your sword, mighty king;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_3">you are glorious and majestic.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.4" class="v19_45_4">4</span>Ride on in majesty to victory</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_4">for the defense of truth and justice!<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.45.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_4">Your strength will win you great victories!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.5" class="v19_45_5">5</span>Your arrows are sharp,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_5">they pierce the hearts of your enemies;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_5">nations fall down at your feet.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.6" class="v19_45_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.45.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The kingdom that God has given you<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.45.6!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_6">will last forever and ever.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_6">You rule over your people with justice;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.7" class="v19_45_7">7</span>you love what is right and hate what is evil.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_7">That is why God, your God, has chosen you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_7">and has poured out more happiness on you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_7">than on any other king.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.8" class="v19_45_8">8</span>The perfume of myrrh and aloes is on your clothes;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_8">musicians entertain you in palaces decorated with ivory.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.9" class="v19_45_9">9</span>Among the women of your court are daughters of kings,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_9">and at the right of your throne stands the queen,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_9">wearing ornaments of finest gold.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.10" class="v19_45_10">10</span>Bride of the king, listen to what I say—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_10">forget your people and your relatives.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.11" class="v19_45_11">11</span>Your beauty will make the king desire you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_11">he is your master, so you must obey him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.12" class="v19_45_12">12</span>The people of Tyre will bring you gifts;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_12">rich people will try to win your favor.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.13" class="v19_45_13">13</span>The princess is in the palace—how beautiful she is!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_13">Her gown is made of gold thread.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.14" class="v19_45_14">14</span>In her colorful gown she is led to the king,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_14">followed by her bridesmaids,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_14">and they also are brought to him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.15" class="v19_45_15">15</span>With joy and gladness they come</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_15">and enter the king's palace.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.16" class="v19_45_16">16</span>You, my king, will have many sons</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_16">to succeed your ancestors as kings,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_16">and you will make them rulers over the whole earth.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_45_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.45.17" class="v19_45_17">17</span>My song will keep your fame alive forever,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_45_17">and everyone will praise you for all time to come.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A poem by the clan of Korah; a love song.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">45.4: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">and justice; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">and meekness of justice.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">45.6: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">The kingdom that God has given you; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Your kingdom, O God; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Your divine kingdom.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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