2Thouartמַעֲשַׂ֣יma.'a.SaiH4639fairerthanט֗וֹבTovH2896the children ofmenH559; grace is poured into thy lips: thereforeGodH559hath blessed thee for ever.
3Gird thy sworduponH5921thy thigh, Omightyאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430one, thy glory and thy majesty.
4And in thymajestyH1926ride on prosperously,becauseH5921of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5Thine arrows are sharp; the peoples fallunderעַֽל־'al-H5921thee; they are in the heart of the king’s enemies.
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thykingdomהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: thereforeGodH430, thyGodH430, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia;outעַל־'al-H5921of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
9Kings’ daughters are among thy honourable women: at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10Hearken, OdaughterH1323, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
11Soוּ֭רְאִיU.re.'iH7200shall the king desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift;evenכִּי־ki-H3588the rich among thepeopleה֥וּאhu'H1931shall entreat thy favour.
13The king’sdaughterוּבַֽת־u.vat-H1323within the palace is all glorious:herבַת־vat-H1323clothing is inwrought with gold.
14She shall be led unto thekingH4428in broidered work: the virginsherH3605companions that followherH3605shall be brought unto thee.
15With gladness and rejoicing shall they beledH2986: they shallenterתְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָהte.vo.'Ei.nahH935intoמ֖וּבָא֣וֹתmu.va.'otH935theking’sH4428palace.
16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.
17I willmakeתְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹte.shi.Te.movH7896thy name to be remembered inallH3605generations: therefore shall the peoplesgiveיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961thee thanks for ever and ever.
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