Eructavit. Psal. xlv.
MY heart doth take in hand
some godly song to sing:
The praise that I shall shew therein
pertaineth to the king.
[verse 2] My tongue shall be as quick
his honour to indite,
As is the pen of any scribe
that useth fast to write.
[verse 3] O fairest of all men.
thy speech is pleasant pure:
For God hath blessed thee with gifts
for ever to endure.
[verse 4] About thee gird thy sword,
O prince of might elect:
With honour, glory, and renown
thy person pure is deckt.
[verse 5] Go forth with godly speed,
with meekness, truth and right:
And thy right hand shall thee instruct
in works of dreadful might.
[verse 6] Thine arrows sharp and keen
their hearts so sore shall sting:
That sulk shall fall and kneel to thee,
yea all thy foes, O king.
[verse 7] Thy royal seat, O Lord;
for ever shall remain:
Because the sceptre of thy realm
doth righteousness maintain,
[verse 8] Because thou lov'st the right,
and dost the ill detest,
God; even thy God hath 'nointed thee
with joy above the rest.
[verse 9] With myrrh and savours sweet
thy clothes are all bespread:
When thou dost from thy palace pass,
therein to make thee glad,
[verse 10] Kings daughters do attend
in fine and rich aray:
At thy right hand the queen doth stand
in gold and garments gay.
The second part.
[verse 11] O daughter, take good heed,
incline and give good ear:
Thou must forget thy kindred all,
and fathers house most dear,
[verse 12] Then shall the king desire
thy beauty fair and trim:
For why? he is the Lord thy God,
and thou must worship him,
[verse 13] The daughters then of Tyre,
with gifts full rich to see,
And all the wealthy of the land
shall make their suit to thee.
[verse 14] The daughter of the king
is glorious to behold:
Within her closet she doth sit
all deckt in beaten gold.
[verse 15] In robes well wrought with needle,
and many a pleasant thing:
With virgins fair on her to wait,
she cometh to the king.
[verse 16] Thus are they brought with joy
and mirth on every side,
Into the palace of the king,
and there they do abide.
[verse 17] In stead of parents left,
(O queen, the case so stands)
Thou shalt have sons whom thou mayst s••t
as princes in all lands.
[verse 18] Wherefore thy holy Name
all ages shall record:
The people shall give thanks to thee
for evermore, O Lord.