Psalms 45:1

My heart is astir with beautiful words: I will sing a song, concerning the king, with tongue like the pen of a ready writer.

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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.

In Context

2Your beauty is more than mortal, grace is shed over your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.

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Cross References

Psalms 24:7Lift high your heads, you gates – Higher, you ancient doors; welcome the glorious king.

Psalms 49:3My mouth shall utter wisdom, the thoughts of a seeing heart.

Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock of sheep; from your throne on the cherubs shine forth

Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:1

This psalm is an illustrious prophecy of Messiah the Prince: it is all over gospel, and points at him only, as a bridegroom espousing the church to himself and as a king ruling in it and ruling for it. It is probable that our Saviour has reference to this psalm when he compares the kingdom of heaven, more than once, to a nuptial solemnity, the solemnity of a royal nuptial, Matt. xxii. 2 ; xxv. 1 . We have no reason to think it has any reference to Solomon's marriage with Pharaoh's daughter; if I thought that it… Read the whole commentary →

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