Psalms 45
17 verses
Psalm 45 is a royal wedding celebrating the king's marriage with elaborate imagery interpreted messianically in tradition, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 2. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
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2
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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3
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
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4
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
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Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
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Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
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9
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
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10
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
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11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
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12
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
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13
The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
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14
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
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15
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
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16
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
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17
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
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