| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. | 1To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. |
| 2You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever. | 2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. |
| 3Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty. | 3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. |
| 4And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things. | 4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. |
| 5Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; The peoples fall under You. | 5Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. |
| 6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. | 6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. |
| 7You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions. | 7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. |
| 8All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. | 8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. |
| 9Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. | 9Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. |
| 10Listen, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father’s house; | 10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; |
| 11So the King will greatly desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, worship Him. | 11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. |
| 12And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor. | 12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. |
| 13The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; Her clothing is woven with gold. | 13The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. |
| 14She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You. | 14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. |
| 15With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought; They shall enter the King’s palace. | 15With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. |
| 16Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, Whom You shall make princes in all the earth. | 16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. |
| 17I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever. | 17I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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