2. My heart is stirred with a good word. I speak my verses to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
3. You are the most handsome of the sons of men. Grace pours from your lips. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
4. Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
5. In your majesty ride victoriously, on behalf of truth, meekness and justice. Let your right hand display awesome things.
6. Your arrows are sharp. Peoples fall beneath you— into the heart of the king’s enemies.
7. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a scepter of justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
8. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore, God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.
9. All your robes have myrrh, aloes, cassia. From ivory palaces, stringed instruments make you glad.
10. Kings’ daughters are among your honored women. At your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
11. “Listen, O daughter, consider and incline your ear. Forget your people and your father’s house.
12. Then the king will desire your beauty. Honor him, for he is your lord.
13. A daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The richest people will court your favor.”