Psalm 45:1
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My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
In other translations
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Hebrew words
רָחַשׁrachashit is arousedH7370לִבִּי׀libiheart myH3820דָּבָרdavara wordH1697טוֹבtovgoodH2896אֹמֵר'omer[am] speakingH559אָנִי'aniIH589מַעֲשַׂיma'asaiwork<s> myH4639לְמֶלֶךְlemelekhto [the] kingH4428לְשׁוֹנִיleshonitongue myH3956עֵט׀'et[is] a stylus ofH5842סוֹפֵרsofera scribeH5608מָהִיר׃mahirskilledH4106
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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