King James Version

Psalms 45:11

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 45:12.

וְיִתְאָ֣וveyitavand covetאָוָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and covet”, an unfinished actionH183to wish forcovet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.יָפְיֵ֑ךְyafeyekhebeautyיֳפִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3308beautybeauty.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.אֲ֝דֹנַ֗יִךְadonayikhlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִיvehishtachaviand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and crouch”, a commandH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(45-12) So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord — bow thyself to him,

World English Bible

So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.

Darby Translation

And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.

Douay-Rheims

Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(45-12) So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐπεθύμησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ κάλλους σου, ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ Κύριός σου.