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Psalms 44:2-9 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

2. My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.

3. Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever

4. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.

5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

6. Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.

7. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

8. Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

9. Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which

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