1 My heart is astir with gracious words; ♦︎
as I make my song for the king,
my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 You are the fairest of men; ♦︎
full of grace are your lips,
for God has blest you for ever.
3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one; ♦︎
gird on your majesty and glory.
4 Ride on and prosper in the cause of truth ♦︎
and for the sake of humility and righteousness.
5 Your right hand will teach you terrible things; ♦︎
your arrows will be sharp in the heart of the kings enemies,
so that peoples fall beneath you.
6 Your throne is Gods throne, for ever; ♦︎
the sceptre of your kingdom is the sceptre of righteousness.
7 You love righteousness and hate iniquity; ♦︎
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above your fellows.