Psalms 45:5
Thine arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under thee; they are in the heart of the king’s enemies.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
In Context
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Cross References
Numbers 24:8God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows.
Psalms 21:12For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.
Psalms 38:2For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The LORD is our righteousness.
Luke 19:42saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?
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 →