Psalms 45:1
To him that excelleth on Shoshannim a song of love to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. Mine heart will vtter forth a good matter: I wil intreat in my workes of the King: my tongue is as the pen of a swift writer.
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2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his worde was in my tongue.
Job 32:18For I am full of matter, and the spirite within me compelleth me.
Job 34:4Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.
Psalms 24:7Lift vp your heads ye gates, and be ye lift vp ye euerlasting doores, and the King of glory shall come in.
Psalms 49:3My mouth shall speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.
Psalms 80:1To him that excelleth on Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Heare, O thou Shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like sheepe: shewe thy brightnes, thou that sittest betweene the Cherubims.
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 →