Psalms 45

1 In my inner being I am stirred by a beautiful message which will be sung to the king. The words of this message will be written with a pen by me, a skilled writer.

To the ouercomere for the lilies, the most loued song of lernyng of the sones of Chore. Myn herte hath teld out a good word; Y seie my workis `to the kyng. Mi tunge is `a penne of a writere; writynge swiftli.

2 [O King], you are the most handsome man in the world, and you always speak [MTY] eloquently, because God has always blessed you.

Crist, thou art fairer in schap than the sones of men; grace is spred abrood in thi lippis; therfor God blessid thee withouten ende.

3 You who are a mighty warrior, put on your sword! You are glorious and majestic.

Be thou gird with thi swerd; on thi hipe most myytili.

4 Ride on like a great chief to defend the truth that you speak and the fair decisions that you make! Because you are strong [MTY], you will do awesome deeds.

Biholde thou in thi schaplynesse and thi fairnesse; come thou forth with prosperite, and regne thou. For treuthe, and myldenesse, and riytfulnesse; and thi riyt hond schal lede forth thee wondurfuli.

5 Your arrows are sharp, and they pierce the hearts of your enemies. Soldiers of many nations will fall dead at your feet.

Thi scharpe arowis schulen falle in to the hertis of the enemyes of the kyng; puplis schulen be vndur thee.

6 The kingdom [MTY] that God will give to you will remain forever. You rule [MTY] people justly.

God, thi seete is in to the world of world; the yerde of thi rewme is a yerde of riyt reulyng, `ethir of equite.

7 You love right actions, and you hate evil actions. Therefore God, your God, has chosen [MTY] you [to be king] and caused you to be happier [MET] than any other king.

Thou louedist riytfulnesse, and hatidist wickidnesse; therfor thou, God, thi God, anoyntide thee with the oile of gladnesse, more than thi felowis.

8 The perfume of various spices is on your robes. [People] (entertain you/make you happy) in ivory palaces by playing stringed instruments.

Mirre, and gumme, and cassia, of thi clothis, of the `housis yuer;

9 Among the women who stay near you [EUP] stay are daughters of [other] kings. And at your right hand stands [your bride], the queen, wearing beautiful ornaments of gold that comes from Ophir.

of whiche the douytris of kyngis delitiden thee. A queen stood nyy on thi riyt side in clothing ouergildid; cumpassid with dyuersitee.

10 [Now I will say something] to your bride: Listen to me carefully [DOU]! Forget the people who live in your home country, forget your relatives!

Douyter, here thou, and se, and bowe doun thin eere; and foryete thi puple, and the hows of thi fadir.

11 Because you are [very], the king will desire [to sleep with] [EUP] you. He is your master, so you must obey him.

And the kyng schal coueyte thi fairnesse; for he is thi Lord God, and thei schulen worschipe hym.

12 The people from Tyre [city] will bring gifts to you; their rich people will try to persuade you to do favors for them.

And the douytris of Tire in yiftis; alle the riche men of the puple schulen biseche thi cheer.

13 [O king], your bride will be entering the palace wearing beautiful robes made from gold thread.

Al the glorye of that douyter of the kyng is with ynne in goldun hemmes;

14 While she is wearing a gown that has many colors, her companions will lead her to you. She will have many other young women who accompany her.

sche is clothid aboute with dyuersitees. Virgyns schulen be brouyt to the kyng aftir hir; hir neiyboressis schulen be brouyt to thee.

15 They will be very joyful [DOU] as they are led along to enter your palace.

Thei schulen be brouyt in gladnesse, and ful out ioiyng; thei schulen be brouyt in to the temple of the kyng.

16 Some day, your sons and your grandsons will become kings, just like your ancestors were. You will enable them to become rulers in many countries [HYP].

Sones ben borun to thee, for thi fadris; thou schalt ordeyne hem princes on al erthe.

17 And as for me, I will enable people in every generation to remember the great things that you [MTY] have done, and people will praise you forever.

Lord, thei schulen be myndeful of thi name; in ech generacioun, and in to generacioun. Therfor puplis schulen knouleche to thee withouten ende; and in to the world of world.