Psalm 45
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Eructavit cor meum.
1 My heart is inditing of a good matter; * I speak of the things which I have | made un•to the | King. ||
2 My tongue is the | pen • of a | ready | writer. ||
1 My heart overfloweth with a good matter; * I speak the things which I have made con- | cerning • the | King. ||
My tongue is the | pen • of a | ready | writer. ||
3 Thou art fairer than the | 3 children of | men; ||
full of grace are thy lips, because | God hath | 3 blessed thee • for | ever. ||
2 Thou art fairer than the | 3 children of | men; ||
full of grace are thy lips, because | God hath | 3 blessed thee • for | ever. ||
4 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, 3 O | thou Most | Mighty, ||
according to thy | worship | and re- | nown. ||
3 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, 3 O | thou Most | Mighty, ||
according to thy | worship | and re- | nown. ||
5 Good luck have thou with thine honour: * ride on, because of the word of truth, of | 3 meekness, and | righteous•ness; ||
and thy right hand shall | teach thee | terri•ble | things. ||
4 Good luck have thou with thine honour: * ride on, because of the word of truth, of | 3 meekness, and | righteous•ness; ||
and thy right hand shall | teach thee | terri•ble | things. ||
6 Thy arrows are very sharp, and the | people • shall be sub- | dued unto • thee, ||
even in the | midst a- | mong the • King’s | ene•mies. ||
5 Thy arrows are very sharp in the | heart of • the King’s | ene•mies, ||
and the | people | shall be • sub- | dued unto • thee. ||
7 Thy seat, O God, en- | 3 dureth for | ever; ||
the sceptre of thy | kingdom • is a | right | sceptre. ||
6 Thy seat, O God, en- | 3 dureth for | ever; ||
the sceptre of thy | kingdom • is a | right | sceptre. ||
8 Thou hast loved righteousness, and | 3 hated in- | iqui•ty; ||
wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of | 3 gladness a- | bove thy | fellows. ||
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and | 3 hated in- | iqui•ty; ||
wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of | 3 gladness a- | bove thy | fellows. ||
9 All thy garments smell of myrrh, | aloes, • and | cassia; ||
out of the ivory palaces, where- | by • they have | made thee | glad. ||
8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, | aloes, • and | cassia; ||
out of the ivory palaces, where- | by • they have | made thee | glad. ||
10 Kings’ daughters were among thy | honour•able | women; ||
upon thy right hand did stand the queen in a vesture of gold, * wrought a- | bout with | divers | colours. ||
9 Kings’ daughters are among thy | honour•able | women; ||
upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in a vesture of gold, * wrought a- | bout with | divers | colours. ||
11 Hearken, O daughter, and consider; in- | cline thine | ear; ||
forget also thine own | people, • and thy | father’s | house. ||
10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider; in- | cline thine | ear; ||
forget also thine own | people, • and thy | father’s | house. ||
12 So shall the King have | pleasure • in thy | beauty; ||
for he is thy Lord | God, and | 3 worship thou | him. ||
11 So shall the King have | pleasure • in thy | beauty; ||
for he is thy | Lord, and | 3 worship thou | him. ||
13 And the daughter of Tyre shall be | there • with a | gift; ||
like as the rich also among the people shall | make their • suppli- | 3 cation be- | fore thee. ||
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be | there • with a | gift; ||
like as the rich also among the people shall | make their • suppli- | 3 cation be- | fore thee. ||
14 The King’s daughter is all glorious within; * her 3 clothing | is of • wrought | gold. ||
15 She shall be brought unto the | King in | 3 raiment of | needle•work: ||
the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, * 3 and | shall be | brought unto • thee. ||
16 With joy and gladness shall they be brought, * and shall | enter • into the | King’s | palace. ||
13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within; * her 3 clothing | is of • wrought | gold. ||
14 She shall be brought unto the | King in | 3 raiment of | needle•work: ||
the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, * 3 and | shall be | brought unto • thee. ||
15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought, * and shall | enter • into the | King’s | palace. ||
17 Instead of thy fathers, 3 thou | shalt have | children, ||
whom thou mayest make | 3 princes in | all | lands. ||
16 Instead of thy fathers, 3 thou | shalt have | children, ||
whom thou mayest make | 3 princes in | all | lands. ||
18 I will remember thy Name from one gener- | ation • to an- | other; ||
therefore shall the people give | thanks unto • thee, | world with•out | end. ||
17 I will make thy Name to be remembered from one gener- | ation • to an- | other; ||
therefore shall the people give | thanks unto • thee, | world with•out | end. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
