I will for ever praise his lordship
Mighty one with broad understanding potentate of the gods;
Mighty creator of the heavens, builder of the mountains;
Mighty creator of the gods, begetter of the goddesses;
Of great heart and deep understanding
O glorious one, whose name arouses fear;
O Asshur, whose decrees reach into the distance.
The promise of the poet here to make the fame of Asshur known to later generations corresponds to the promise of the author of Psalm 45 for the fame of the reigning Hebrew king. In Part II of this litany to Asshur, first Anu, Bel, and Ea, the lords of the gods proclaim Asshurbanipal as ruler of Assyria, promising him many years of sovereignty, lines 1-6; and then Asshur appoints him to lordship over lands and men, lines 7-8. The concluding couplet, lines 9-10 is suggestive of the close relationship between the fame of the king, and the fame of the patron god of the kingdom.
Through the mouth let it be proclaimed continually let the ear hear it,
That I Asshur have named you to lordship over lands and men.