¹In finem,Unto the end.pro iis qui commutabuntur.For those who will be changed.Filiis Core,To the sons of Korah,ad intellectum.toward understanding.Canticum pro dilecto.A Canticle for the Beloved.

¹In finem,Unto the end.pro iis qui commutabuntur.For those who will be changed.Filiis Core,To the sons of Korah,ad intellectum.toward understanding.Canticum pro dilecto.A Canticle for the Beloved.

²Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum:My heart has uttered a good word.dico ego opera mea regi.I speak of my works to the king.Lingua mea calamus scribæ velociter scribentis.My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.

²Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum:My heart has uttered a good word.dico ego opera mea regi.I speak of my works to the king.Lingua mea calamus scribæ velociter scribentis.My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.

³Speciosus forma præ filiis hominum,You are a brilliant form before the sons of men.diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis:Grace has been poured freely into your lips.propterea benedixit te Deus in æternum.Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.

³Speciosus forma præ filiis hominum,You are a brilliant form before the sons of men.diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis:Grace has been poured freely into your lips.propterea benedixit te Deus in æternum.Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.

⁴Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum,Fasten your sword to your thigh,potentissime.O most powerful one.

⁴Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum,Fasten your sword to your thigh,potentissime.O most powerful one.

⁵Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende,With your splendorprospere procede,and your excellence extended,et regna,proceed prosperously,propter veritatem,and reign for the sake of truthet mansuetudinem,and meeknesset justitiam;and justice,et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.

⁵Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende,With your splendorprospere procede,and your excellence extended,et regna,proceed prosperously,propter veritatem,and reign for the sake of truthet mansuetudinem,and meeknesset justitiam;and justice,et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.

⁶Sagittæ tuæ acutæ:Your arrows are sharp;populi sub te cadent,the people will fall under you,in corda inimicorum regis.with the hearts of the enemies of the king.

⁶Sagittæ tuæ acutæ:Your arrows are sharp;populi sub te cadent,the people will fall under you,in corda inimicorum regis.with the hearts of the enemies of the king.

⁷Sedes tua,Your throne,Deus,O God,in sæculum sæculi;is forever and ever.virga directionis virga regni tui.The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.

⁷Sedes tua,Your throne,Deus,O God,in sæculum sæculi;is forever and ever.virga directionis virga regni tui.The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.

⁸Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem;You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this,propterea unxit te Deus,God, your God, has anointed you,Deus tuus, oleo lætitiæ,before your co-heirs,præ consortibus tuis.with the oil of gladness.

⁸Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem;You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this,propterea unxit te Deus,God, your God, has anointed you,Deus tuus, oleo lætitiæ,before your co-heirs,præ consortibus tuis.with the oil of gladness.

⁹Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis,Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments,a domibus eburneis;from the houses of ivory.ex quibus delectaverunt teFrom these, they have delighted you:

⁹Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis,Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments,a domibus eburneis;from the houses of ivory.ex quibus delectaverunt teFrom these, they have delighted you:

¹⁰filiæ regum in honore tuo.the daughters of kings in your honor.Astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato,The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold,circumdata varietate.encircled with diversity.

¹⁰filiæ regum in honore tuo.the daughters of kings in your honor.Astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato,The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold,circumdata varietate.encircled with diversity.

¹¹Audi,Listen,filia,daughter,et vide,and see,et inclina aurem tuam;and incline your ear.et obliviscere populum tuum,And forget your peopleet domum patris tui.and your father’s house.

¹¹Audi,Listen,filia,daughter,et vide,and see,et inclina aurem tuam;and incline your ear.et obliviscere populum tuum,And forget your peopleet domum patris tui.and your father’s house.

¹²Et concupiscet rex decorem tuum,And the king will desire your beauty.quoniam ipse est Dominus Deus tuus,For he is the Lord your God,et adorabunt eum.and they will adore him.

¹²Et concupiscet rex decorem tuum,And the king will desire your beauty.quoniam ipse est Dominus Deus tuus,For he is the Lord your God,et adorabunt eum.and they will adore him.

¹³Et filiæ Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur;And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts:omnes divites plebis.all the rich men of the people.

¹³Et filiæ Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur;And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts:omnes divites plebis.all the rich men of the people.

¹⁴Omnis gloria ejus filiæ regis ab intus,All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside,in fimbriis aureis,in golden fringes,

¹⁴Omnis gloria ejus filiæ regis ab intus,All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside,in fimbriis aureis,in golden fringes,

¹⁵circumamicta varietatibus.clothed all around with diversities.Adducentur regi virgines post eam;After her, virgins will be led to the king.proximæ ejus afferentur tibi.Her neighbors will be brought to you.

¹⁵circumamicta varietatibus.clothed all around with diversities.Adducentur regi virgines post eam;After her, virgins will be led to the king.proximæ ejus afferentur tibi.Her neighbors will be brought to you.

¹⁶Afferentur in lætitia et exsultatione;They will be brought with gladness and exultation.adducentur in templum regis.They will be led into the temple of the king.

¹⁶Afferentur in lætitia et exsultatione;They will be brought with gladness and exultation.adducentur in templum regis.They will be led into the temple of the king.

¹⁷Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii;For your fathers, sons have been born to you.constitues eos principes super omnem terram.You will establish them as leaders over all the earth.

¹⁷Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii;For your fathers, sons have been born to you.constitues eos principes super omnem terram.You will establish them as leaders over all the earth.

¹⁸Memores erunt nominis tui in omni generatione et generationem:They will remember your name always, for generation after generation.propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in æternum,Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity,et in sæculum sæculi.even forever and ever.

¹⁸Memores erunt nominis tui in omni generatione et generationem:They will remember your name always, for generation after generation.propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in æternum,Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity,et in sæculum sæculi.even forever and ever.