My heart is moved by a noble theme
(1 Kings 3:1-15; 2 Chronicles 1:1-13; Psalm 72:1-20)
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TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” AN INSTRUCTION OF THE SONS OF KORAH. A SONG OF LOVES. My heart has stirred a good word, || I am telling my works to the King, || My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
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You have been beautified above the sons of men, || Grace has been poured into Your lips, || Therefore God has blessed You for all time.
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Gird Your sword on the thigh, O Mighty [One], || Your splendor and Your majesty!
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As for Your majesty—prosper [and] ride! Because of truth, meekness, [and] righteousness, || And Your right hand shows You fearful things.
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Your arrows [are] sharp—Peoples fall under You—In the heart of the enemies of the King.
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Your throne, O God, [is for] all time and forever, || A scepter of uprightness || [Is] the scepter of Your kingdom.
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You have loved righteousness and hate wickedness, || Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You || With oil of joy above Your companions.
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Myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia || [Cover] all Your garments; Out of palaces of ivory, || Stringed instruments have made You glad.
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Daughters of kings [are] among Your precious ones, || A queen has stood at Your right hand, || In pure gold of Ophir.
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Listen, O daughter, and see, incline your ear, || And forget your people, and your father’s house,
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And the King desires your beauty, || Because He [is] your Lord—bow yourself to Him,
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And the daughter of Tyre with a present, || The rich of the people appease your face.
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All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, || Her clothing [is] with filigrees of gold.
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In various colors she is brought to the King; Afterward, virgins, her companions, || Are brought to You.
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They are brought with joy and gladness, || They come into the palace of the King.
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Instead of Your fathers are Your sons, || You appoint them for princes in all the earth.
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I make mention of Your Name in all generations, || Therefore peoples praise You, || For all time and forever!
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