Psalm 45:1-17
1 My heart
overflows with a pleasing theme;
I address my verses to the
king;
my tongue is like the pen
of a ready scribe.
2 You are the most handsome of the sons of men;
grace is poured upon your
lips;
therefore God has blessed
you forever.
3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one,
in your splendor and
majesty!
4 In your majesty ride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and
meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach
you awesome deeds!
5 Your arrows are sharp
in the heart of the king’s
enemies;
the peoples fall under
you.
6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The scepter of your
kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
7 you have loved righteousness and hated
wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has
anointed you
with the oil of gladness
beyond your companions;
8 your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and
aloes and cassia.
From ivory palaces stringed
instruments make you glad;
9 daughters of kings are among your ladies
of honor;
at your right hand stands
the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline
your ear:
forget your people and
your father’s house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to
him.
12 The people of Tyre will seek your favor
with gifts,
the richest of the people.
13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber,
with robes interwoven with gold.
14 In many-colored robes she is led to the
king,
with her virgin companions
following behind her.
15 With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace
of the king.
16 In place of your fathers shall be your sons;
you will make them princes
in all the earth.
17 I will cause your name to be remembered in
all generations;
therefore nations will
praise you forever and ever.
And [I believe] in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. On the
third day he rose [again]; he ascended into heaven, seated at the right hand of
God, the almighty Father, from where he will come to judge the living and the
dead.
What is this? Answer:
I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father in
eternity, and also a true human being, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord. He
has redeemed me, a lost and condemned human being. He has purchased and freed
me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil, not with gold or
silver but with his holy, precious blood and with his innocent suffering and
death. He has done all this in order that I may belong to him, live under him
in his kingdom, and serve him in eternal righteousness, innocence,54
and blessedness, just as he is risen from the dead and lives and rules
eternally. This is most certainly true.
Stir Up Your power, O Lord, and come and help us by Your
might, that the sins which weigh us down may be quickly lifted by Your grace
and mercy; for You live and reign with the Father and Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever. Amen.(L04)
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