The Message

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         <div class="label">45</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My heart bursts its banks,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">spilling beauty and goodness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">I pour it out in a poem to the king,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">shaping the river into words:</span></span></div><div class="pc"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">* * *</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="label">2-4a</span><span class="content"> &#8220;You&#8217;re the handsomest of men;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">every word from your lips is sheer grace,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">and God has blessed you, blessed you so much.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">Strap your sword to your side, warrior!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">Accept praise! Accept due honor!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">Ride majestically! Ride triumphantly!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">Ride on the side of truth!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">Ride for the righteous meek!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2 v3 v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.2+PSA.45.3+PSA.45.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4 v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.4+PSA.45.5"><span class="label">4b-5</span><span class="content"> &#8220;Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4 v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.4+PSA.45.5"><span class="content">you shoot sharp arrows</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4 v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.4+PSA.45.5"><span class="content">Into enemy hearts; the king&#8217;s</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4 v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.4+PSA.45.5"><span class="content">foes lie down in the dust, beaten.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4 v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.4+PSA.45.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="label">6-7</span><span class="content">&#8220;Your throne is God&#8217;s throne,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">ever and always;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">The scepter of your royal rule</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">measures right living.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">You love the right</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">and hate the wrong.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">And that is why God, your very own God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">poured fragrant oil on your head,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">Marking you out as king</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">from among your dear companions.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6 v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.6+PSA.45.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="label">8-9</span><span class="content">&#8220;Your forest-drenched garments</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">are fragrant with mountain breeze.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">Chamber music&#8212;from the throne room&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">makes you want to dance.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">Kings&#8217; daughters are maids in your court,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">the Bride glittering with golden jewelry.</span></span></div><div class="pc"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">* * *</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8 v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.8+PSA.45.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="label">10-12</span><span class="content">&#8220;Now listen, daughter, don&#8217;t miss a word:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="content">forget your country, put your home behind you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="content">Be </span><span class="it"><span class="content">here</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;the king is wild for you.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="content">Since he&#8217;s your lord, adore him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="content">Wedding gifts pour in from Tyre;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="content">rich guests shower you with presents.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10 v11 v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.10+PSA.45.11+PSA.45.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="label">13-15</span><span class="content">(Her wedding dress is dazzling,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">lined with gold by the weavers;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">All her dresses and robes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">are woven with gold.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">She is led to the king,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">followed by her virgin companions.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">A procession of joy and laughter!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">a grand entrance to the king&#8217;s palace!)</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13 v14 v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.13+PSA.45.14+PSA.45.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="label">16-17</span><span class="content">&#8220;Set your mind now on sons&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="content">don&#8217;t dote on father and grandfather.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="content">You&#8217;ll set your sons up as princes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="content">all over the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="content">I&#8217;ll make you famous for generations;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="content">you&#8217;ll be the talk of the town</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16 v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.16+PSA.45.17"><span class="content">for a long, long time.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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My heart bursts its banks,
spilling beauty and goodness.
I pour it out in a poem to the king,
shaping the river into words:
* * *
“You’re the handsomest of men;
every word from your lips is sheer grace,
and God has blessed you, blessed you so much.
Strap your sword to your side, warrior!
Accept praise! Accept due honor!
Ride majestically! Ride triumphantly!
Ride on the side of truth!
Ride for the righteous meek!

“Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark;
you shoot sharp arrows
Into enemy hearts; the king’s
foes lie down in the dust, beaten.

“Your throne is God’s throne,
ever and always;
The scepter of your royal rule
measures right living.
You love the right
and hate the wrong.
And that is why God, your very own God,
poured fragrant oil on your head,
Marking you out as king
from among your dear companions.

“Your forest-drenched garments
are fragrant with mountain breeze.
Chamber music—from the throne room—
makes you want to dance.
Kings’ daughters are maids in your court,
the Bride glittering with golden jewelry.
* * *
“Now listen, daughter, don’t miss a word:
forget your country, put your home behind you.
Be here—the king is wild for you.
Since he’s your lord, adore him.
Wedding gifts pour in from Tyre;
rich guests shower you with presents.”

(Her wedding dress is dazzling,
lined with gold by the weavers;
All her dresses and robes
are woven with gold.
She is led to the king,
followed by her virgin companions.
A procession of joy and laughter!
a grand entrance to the king’s palace!)

“Set your mind now on sons—
don’t dote on father and grandfather.
You’ll set your sons up as princes
all over the earth.
I’ll make you famous for generations;
you’ll be the talk of the town
for a long, long time.”

بشنويد Psalms 45