Psalms 45:6
Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
In Context
7Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
Cross References
Numbers 24:8God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.
2 Samuel 23:4As the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, shineth in the morning without clouds, and as the grass springeth out of the earth by rain.
Psalms 89:29I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.
Psalms 93:2Thy throne is prepared from of old: thou art from everlasting.
Psalms 145:13Their storehouses full, flowing out of this into that. Their sheep fruitful in young, abounding in their goings forth:
Jeremiah 23:5Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:2-6
Nuptial Song; Glories of the Messiah. 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. 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5… Read the whole commentary →