(KJV) Psalm 451

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⥃My Heart Is Stirred by a Noble Theme [ 1 Kings 3:1–15 † 2 Chronicles 1:1–13 † Psalms 72:1–20 ]

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim2, for the sons of Korah, Maschil3, A Song4 of loves.

[1] My heart is inditing5 a good6 matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching7 the king: my tongue8 [is] the pen of a ready writer. [2] Thou art fairer9 than the children of men: grace10 is poured into thy lips: therefore God11 hath blessed thee for ever. [3] Gird12 thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most13] mighty, with thy glory14 and thy majesty. [4] And in thy majesty ride15 prosperously16 because17 of truth and meekness18 [and] right19eousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. [5] Thine20 arrows [are] sharp21 in the heart of the king’s enemies; [whereby] the people22 fall under thee. [6] Thy throne23, O God24, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre25 of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre. [7] Thou26 lovest righteousness, and hatest27 wickedness: therefore God28, thy God29, hath30 anointed thee with the oil31 of gladness above32 thy fellows. [8] All33 thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia34, out of the ivory35 palaces, whereby36 they have made thee glad. [9] Kings’37 daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon38 thy right hand did stand the queen39 in gold40 of Ophir. [10] Hearken41, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget42 also thine own people, and thy father’s house; [11] So shall43 the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he [is] thy Lord44; and worship45 thou him. [12] And the46 daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with47 a gift; [even] the rich48 among the people shall intreat thy favour49. [13] The king’s50 daughter [is] all glorious51 within: her clothing52 [is] of wrought gold. [14] She53 shall be brought unto the king in raiment54 of needlework: the virgins55 her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. [15] With56 gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall57 enter into the king’s palace. [16] Instead58 of thy fathers shall be thy children59, whom thou mayest make princes60 in all the earth. [17] I will61 make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore62 shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

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  1. Ps 45:1, The majesty and grace of Christ’s kingdom; Ps 45:10, The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof. Or, rather, “To the chief musician upon the hexachords, a didactic ode for the sons of Korah, and a song of loves.” Shoshannim most probably denotes hexachords, or six-stringed instruments, from shesh , “six:” hence the Persian shasta , a six-stringed lute. This Psalm is supposed by some to be an epithalamium, or nuptial song, on the marriage of Solomon with Pharaoh’s daughter; but with what propriety could Solomon be described as fairer than the children of men, a mighty warrior, a victorious conqueror, and a prince whose throne is for ever and ever? A greater than Solomon is here; and the person described is no other than the Messiah, as is acknowledged by many Jewish writers. The Targum on Ps 45:3 says, “Thy beauty, malka meshecha , O King Messiah, is greater than the children of men;” and the Apostle expressly quotes it as such Heb 1:8, Heb 1:9. It was probably written by David after Nathan’s prophetic address 1Chr 17:27. ↩

  2. Ps 69:1, Ps 80:1 *titles ↩

  3. or, of instruction ↩

  4. Song 1:1, Song 1:2-7; Isa 5:1; Eph 5:32 ↩

  5. Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up, Job 32:18-20; Prov 16:23; Matt 12:35 ↩

  6. Ps 49:3; Job 33:3, Job 34:4; Prov 8:6-9 ↩

  7. Ps 2:6, Ps 24:7-10, Ps 110:1-2; Song 1:12; Isa 32:1-2; Matt 25:34, Matt 27:37 ↩

  8. 2Sam 23:2; 2Pet 1:21 ↩

  9. Song 2:3, Song 5:10-16; Zech 9:17; Matt 17:2; John 1:14; Col 1:15-18; Heb 1:3-4, Heb 7:26; Rev 1:13-18 ↩

  10. Prov 22:11; Isa 50:4; Luke 4:22; John 7:46 ↩

  11. Ps 21:6, Ps 72:17-19; Phil 2:9-11 ↩

  12. Isa 49:2, Isa 63:1-6; Heb 4:12; Rev 1:16, Rev 19:15, Rev 19:21 ↩

  13. Isa 9:6-7; Acts 10:36; Rom 14:9 ↩

  14. Ps 21:5, Ps 96:6, Ps 104:1, Ps 145:5, Ps 145:12; Heb 1:3, Heb 8:1; Jude 1:25 ↩

  15. etc. Heb. prosper thou, ride thou, Rev 6:2, Rev 19:11 ↩

  16. Ps 110:2-3; 1Thess 1:5, 1Thess 2:13; 2Thess 3:1 ↩

  17. Ps 60:4; John 1:17, John 14:6 ↩

  18. Zech 9:9; Matt 11:29, Matt 12:19-20; 2Cor 10:1 ↩

  19. Ps 2:9, Ps 21:8-9, Ps 65:5, Ps 110:5-6; Isa 59:17-18, Isa 63:1-6; Luke 19:27; 2Thess 1:8-9; Rev 6:16-17, Rev 11:18, Rev 19:17-21, Rev 20:15 ↩

  20. Ps 21:12, Ps 38:2; Num 24:8; Zech 9:13-14 ↩

  21. Ps 2:1-9; Luke 19:42-44, Luke 20:18-19; Acts 2:37, Acts 2:41, Acts 5:33, Acts 7:54 ↩

  22. Ps 22:27, Ps 66:3-4; Acts 4:4, Acts 5:14, Acts 6:7; Rom 15:18-19 ↩

  23. Ps 89:29, Ps 89:36-37, Ps 93:2, Ps 145:13; Dan 2:44; Luke 1:32-33; Heb 1:8 ↩

  24. Isa 9:6-7; Jer 23:5-6; John 1:1; 1Tim 3:16 ↩

  25. Ps 72:1-20; 2Sam 23:4; Jer 33:15-16; Rev 19:11 ↩

  26. Ps 33:5, Ps 99:4; Matt 3:15; Heb 1:9, Heb 7:26 ↩

  27. Ps 101:3-4, Ps 101:8; Matt 7:23; Luke 13:27; Rev 21:27 ↩

  28. or, O God ↩

  29. Ps 89:26; Isa 61:1; John 20:17; Eph 1:3 ↩

  30. Ps 89:20; Lev 8:12; 1Sam 16:13; 1Kgs 1:39-40, 1Kgs 19:16; Isa 61:1-3; Luke 3:22; Luke 4:18-21; John 3:34 ↩

  31. Ps 21:6; 1Kgs 1:39; Acts 2:28 ↩

  32. John 1:16; Rom 8:29; Col 1:18-19; Heb 2:14 ↩

  33. Song 1:3, Song 1:13, Song 3:6, Song 4:6, Song 4:13-14, Song 5:1, Song 5:5, Song 5:13; Matt 2:11; John 19:39; 2Cor 2:14-16 ↩

  34. Exod 30:23-24 ↩

  35. Ps 45:15; 1Kgs 22:39; Amos 3:15; John 14:2 ↩

  36. Ps 16:11; Heb 12:2 ↩

  37. Ps 45:13, Ps 72:10; Song 6:8-9, Song 7:1; Isa 49:23, Isa 60:10-11; Rev 21:24 ↩

  38. 1Kgs 2:9, 1Kgs 2:19 ↩

  39. Song 4:8-11; John 3:29; Eph 5:26-27; Rev 19:7, Rev 21:2, Rev 21:9 ↩

  40. 1Kgs 10:11; Job 22:24 ↩

  41. Song 2:10-13; Isa 55:1-3; 2Cor 6:17-18, 2Cor 7:1 ↩

  42. Gen 2:24, Gen 12:1; Deut 21:13, Deut 33:9; Matt 10:37, Matt 19:29; Luke 14:26; 2Cor 5:16 ↩

  43. Song 1:8, Song 1:12-16, Song 2:2, Song 2:14, Song 4:1-5, Song 4:7, Song 4:9-10, Song 6:4, Song 7:1-10; Isa 62:4-5; Zeph 3:17; Eph 5:26-27 ↩

  44. Ps 45:6; Isa 54:5; Jer 23:5-6; John 20:28; Acts 10:36; Rom 14:9; Phil 2:10-11; Phil 3:8 ↩

  45. Ps 2:12, Ps 95:6; Luke 24:52; John 4:21-22; Rev 5:8-14 ↩

  46. Isa 23:17-18; Acts 21:3-6 ↩

  47. Ps 72:10; Isa 60:6-7; Matt 2:11 ↩

  48. Ps 22:29; Isa 49:23, Isa 60:3, Isa 60:10-11 ↩

  49. Heb. face ↩

  50. Ps 45:9-10; Song 7:1; Isa 61:10; 1Pet 2:9; Rev 19:7-8 ↩

  51. 1Sam 16:7; Luke 11:40; Rom 2:29; 2Cor 5:17; 1Pet 3:3-4 ↩

  52. Ps 45:9; Matt 5:16, Matt 22:11-12; Rom 3:22, Rom 13:14; Rev 3:18 ↩

  53. Song 1:4; John 17:24; 2Cor 11:2 ↩

  54. Exod 28:39; Judg 5:30 ↩

  55. Song 1:3, Song 1:5, Song 2:7, Song 5:8-9, Song 6:1, Song 6:8, Song 6:13, Song 8:13; Rev 14:1-4 ↩

  56. Isa 35:10, Isa 51:11, Isa 55:12-13, Isa 60:19-20, Isa 61:10; Jude 1:24; Rev 7:15-17 ↩

  57. Isa 56:5; John 14:3; Rev 3:12, Rev 3:21 ↩

  58. Ps 22:30; Matt 19:29; Mark 10:29-30; Phil 3:7-8 ↩

  59. Isa 49:21-22, Isa 54:1-5, Isa 60:1-5; Gal 4:26-27 ↩

  60. 1Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6, Rev 5:10, Rev 20:6 ↩

  61. Ps 22:30-31, Ps 72:17-19, Ps 145:4-7; Isa 59:21; Mal 1:11; Matt 26:13; 1Cor 11:26 ↩

  62. Ps 72:17; Song 6:9; Isa 61:9, Isa 62:3 ↩