Psalms 45-47

Psalm 45

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

²You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.

³Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

⁴In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.

⁵Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

⁶Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

⁷You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

⁸All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

⁹The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

¹⁰Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,

¹¹and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

¹²The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

¹³All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.

¹⁴In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

¹⁵They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

¹⁶Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.

¹⁷I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

Psalm 46

¹For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,

³though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah

⁴There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

⁵God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.

⁶Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.

⁷The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

⁸Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.

⁹He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

¹⁰“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

¹¹The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalm 47

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

²How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

³He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

⁴He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

⁵God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.

⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!

⁷For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.

⁸God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

⁹The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.