You Are Fairer Than the Sons of Men

Psalm 45 is a psalm of the sons of Korah, a maskil, and a song of loves. The first part presents a royal figure filled with beauty, grace, strength, and righteousness. On the simple level, it is a song of royal celebration and wedding joy. On a deeper level, it points toward holy kingship: beauty joined with truth, power guided by humility, and gladness flowing from righteousness.

The central line of this part is:

"You are fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever."

This is a verse of beauty, grace, and blessing. Yet the beauty here is not only outward appearance. It is the beauty of noble speech, spiritual dignity, and a blessing that rests upon words filled with grace.

This song is part of the larger journey of the project: with God's help, to compose and sing the entire Book of Psalms in a diverse, emotional, Jewish, and uplifting musical language.