Psalms 45:1
Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, [like] the pen of a scribe who is skilled.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of Yahweh, spake in me,—And, his word, was on my tongue;
Job 32:18For I am full of discourse, The spirit in my bosom, presseth me on.
Job 34:4What is right, let us choose for ourselves, Let us know, among ourselves, what is good;
Psalms 24:7Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age-abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in.
Psalms 49:3My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding:
Psalms 80:1O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
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 →