A Song Celebrating the King’s Marriage.
For the choir director; according to the [a]Shoshannim. A [b]Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
45 My heart [c]overflows with a good theme;
I [d]address my [e]verses to the [f]King;
My tongue is the pen of (A)a ready writer.
2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
(B)Grace is poured [g]upon Your lips;
Therefore God has (C)blessed You forever.
3 Gird (D)Your sword on Your thigh, O [h](E)Mighty One,
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,
For the cause of truth and (F)meekness and righteousness;
Let Your (G)right hand teach You [i]awesome things.
5 Your (H)arrows are sharp;
The (I)peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are (J)in the heart of the King’s enemies.
6 (K)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of (L)uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You have (M)loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (N)anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.
8 All Your garments are fragrant with (O)myrrh and aloes and cassia;
Out of ivory palaces (P)stringed instruments have made You glad.
9 Kings’ daughters are among (Q)Your noble ladies;
At Your (R)right hand stands the queen in (S)gold from Ophir.
10 Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
(T)Forget your people and your father’s house;
11 Then the King will desire your beauty.
Because He is your (U)Lord, (V)bow down to Him.
12 The daughter of (W)Tyre will come with a gift;
The (X)rich among the people will seek your favor.
13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is (Y)interwoven with gold.
14 She will be (Z)led to the King (AA)in embroidered work;
The (AB)virgins, her companions who follow her,
Will be brought to You.
15 They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
16 In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 I will cause (AC)Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples (AD)will give You thanks forever and ever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 45:1 Or possibly Lilies
- Psalm 45:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 45:1 Lit is astir
- Psalm 45:1 Lit am saying
- Psalm 45:1 Lit works
- Psalm 45:1 Probably refers to Solomon as a type of Christ
- Psalm 45:2 Or through
- Psalm 45:3 Or warrior
- Psalm 45:4 Or fearful
Cross references
- Psalm 45:1 : Ezra 7:6
- Psalm 45:2 : Luke 4:22
- Psalm 45:2 : Ps 21:6
- Psalm 45:3 : Heb 4:12; Rev 1:16
- Psalm 45:3 : Is 9:6
- Psalm 45:4 : Zeph 2:3
- Psalm 45:4 : Ps 21:8
- Psalm 45:5 : Ps 18:14; 120:4; Is 5:28; 7:13
- Psalm 45:5 : Ps 92:9
- Psalm 45:5 : 2 Sam 18:14
- Psalm 45:6 : Ps 93:2; Heb 1:8, 9
- Psalm 45:6 : Ps 98:9
- Psalm 45:7 : Ps 11:7; 33:5
- Psalm 45:7 : Ps 2:2
- Psalm 45:8 : Song 4:14; John 19:39
- Psalm 45:8 : Ps 150:4
- Psalm 45:9 : Song 6:8
- Psalm 45:9 : 1 Kin 2:19
- Psalm 45:9 : 1 Kin 9:28; Is 13:12
- Psalm 45:10 : Deut 21:13; Ruth 1:16, 17
- Psalm 45:11 : Gen 18:12; 1 Pet 3:6
- Psalm 45:11 : Eph 5:33
- Psalm 45:12 : Ps 87:4
- Psalm 45:12 : Ps 22:29; 68:29; 72:10, 11; Is 49:23
- Psalm 45:13 : Ex 39:2, 3
- Psalm 45:14 : Song 1:4
- Psalm 45:14 : Judg 5:30; Ezek 16:10
- Psalm 45:14 : Ps 45:9
- Psalm 45:17 : Mal 1:11
- Psalm 45:17 : Ps 138:4