Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

Psalms 44:5-10 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

6. Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.

7. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

8. Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

9. Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which

10. the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.