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For the Leader; upon Shoshannim; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves

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My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer

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Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured upon thy lips; therefore G-d hath blessed thee for ever

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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty

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And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things

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Thine arrows are sharp--the peoples fall under thee

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Thy throne given of G-d is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom

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Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore G-d, thy G-d, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows

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Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad

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Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; at thy right hand doth 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 desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him

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And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people shall entreat thy favour with a gift.

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All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold

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She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee

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They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace

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Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the land

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I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever