Psalms 44

1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved.

In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. Filiis Core, ad intellectum. Canticum pro dilecto.

2My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the king: My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.

Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea regi. Lingua mea calamus scribæ velociter scribentis.

3Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

Speciosus forma præ filiis hominum, diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis: propterea benedixit te Deus in æternum.

4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.

Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum, potentissime.

5With 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.

Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna, propter veritatem, et mansuetudinem, et justitiam; et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.

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

Sagittæ tuæ acutæ: populi sub te cadent, in corda inimicorum regis.

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

Sedes tua, Deus, in sæculum sæculi; virga directionis virga regni tui.

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

Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem; propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo lætitiæ, præ consortibus tuis.

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

Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a domibus eburneis; ex quibus delectaverunt te

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

filiæ regum in honore tuo. Astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato, circumdata varietate.

11Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house.

Audi, filia, et vide, et inclina aurem tuam; et obliviscere populum tuum, et domum patris tui.

12And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

Et concupiscet rex decorem tuum, quoniam ipse est Dominus Deus tuus, et adorabunt eum.

13And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.

Et filiæ Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur; omnes divites plebis.

14All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders,

Omnis gloria ejus filiæ regis ab intus, in fimbriis aureis,

15Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.

circumamicta varietatibus. Adducentur regi virgines post eam; proximæ ejus afferentur tibi.

16They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

Afferentur in lætitia et exsultatione; adducentur in templum regis.

17Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii; constitues eos principes super omnem terram.

18They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

Memores erunt nominis tui in omni generatione et generationem: propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi.