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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Psalm 45

Chapter 45

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.

(Title

&) To the chief. Or, rather, "To the chief musician upon the hexachords, a didactic ode for the sons of Korah, and a song of loves." Shoshannim most probably denotes hexachords, or six-stringed instruments, from shesh, "six:" hence the Persian shasta, a six-stringed lute. This Psalm is supposed by some to be an epithalamium, or nuptial song, on the marriage of Solomon with Pharaoh's daughter; but with what propriety could Solomon be described as fairer than the children of men, a mighty warrior, a victorious conqueror, and a prince whose throne is for ever and ever? A greater than Solomon is here; and the person described is no other than the Messiah, as is acknowledged by many Jewish writers. The Targum on ver. 3 says, "Thy beauty, malka meshecha, O King Messiah, is greater than the children of men;" and the Apostle expressly quotes it as such Heb 1:8, 9. It was probably written by David after Nathan's prophetic address 1 Ch 17:27.

Shoshannim

69:1 80:1 *titles

Maschil

or, of instruction. A song.

Song of Solomon 1:1,2-7 Isaiah 5:1 Ephesians 5:32

is inditing

Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up.

Job 32:18-20 Proverbs 16:23 Matthew 12:35

a good

49:3 Job 33:3 34:4 Proverbs 8:6-9

touching

2:6 24:7-10 110:1,2 Song of Solomon 1:12 Isaiah 32:1,2 Matthew 25:34 27:37

tongue

2 Samuel 23:2 2 Peter 1:21

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

fairer

Song of Solomon 2:3 5:10-16 Zechariah 9:17 Matthew 17:2 John 1:14 Colossians 1:15-18 Hebrews 1:3,4 7:26 Revelation 1:13-18

grace

Proverbs 22:11 Isaiah 50:4 Luke 4:22 John 7:46

God

21:6 72:17-19 Philippians 2:9-11

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

Gird

Isaiah 49:2 63:1-6 Hebrews 4:12 Revelation 1:16 19:15,21

O most

Isaiah 9:6,7 Acts 10:36 Romans 14:9

glory

21:5 96:6 104:1 145:5,12 Hebrews 1:3 8:1 Jude 1:25

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

ride, etc

Heb. prosper thou, ride thou.

Revelation 6:2 19:11

prosperously

110:2,3 1 Thessalonians 1:5 2:13 2 Thessalonians 3:1

because

60:4 John 1:17 14:6

meekness

Zechariah 9:9 Matthew 11:29 12:19,20 2 Corinthians 10:1

right

2:9 21:8,9 65:5 110:5,6 Isaiah 59:17,18 63:1-6 Luke 19:27 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9 Revelation 6:16,17 11:18 19:17-21 20:15

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

Thine

21:12 38:2 Numbers 24:8 Zechariah 9:13,14

sharp

2:1-9 Luke 19:42-44 20:18,19 Acts 2:37,41 5:33 7:54

people

22:27 66:3,4 Acts 4:4 5:14 6:7 Romans 15:18,19

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

throne

89:29,36,37 93:2 145:13 Daniel 2:44 Luke 1:32,33 Hebrews 1:8

O God

Isaiah 9:6,7 Jeremiah 23:5,6 John 1:1 1 Timothy 3:16

the sceptre

72:1-20 2 Samuel 23:4 Jeremiah 33:15,16 Revelation 19:11

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Thou

33:5 99:4 Matthew 3:15 Hebrews 1:9 7:26

hatest

101:3,4,8 Matthew 7:23 Luke 13:27 Revelation 21:27

God

or, O God. thy God.

89:26 Isaiah 61:1 John 20:17 Ephesians 1:3

hath

89:20 Leviticus 8:12 1 Samuel 16:13 1 Kings 1:39,40 19:16 Isaiah 61:1-3 Luke 3:22 Luke 4:18-21 John 3:34

oil

21:6 1 Kings 1:39 Acts 2:28

above

John 1:16 Romans 8:29 Colossians 1:18,19 Hebrews 2:14

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

All

Song of Solomon 1:3,13 3:6 4:6,13,14 5:1,5,13 Matthew 2:11; John 19:39 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

cassia

Exodus 30:23,24

ivory

15 1 Kings 22:39 Amos 3:15 John 14:2

whereby

16:11 Hebrews 12:2

Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Kings

13 72:10 Song of Solomon 6:8,9 7:1 Isaiah 49:23 60:10,11 Revelation 21:24

upon

1 Kings 2:9,19

queen

Song of Solomon 4:8-11 John 3:29 Ephesians 5:26,27 Revelation 19:7 21:2,9

gold

1 Kings 10:11 Job 22:24

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;

Hearken

Song of Solomon 2:10-13 Isaiah 55:1-3 2 Corinthians 6:17,18 7:1

forget

Genesis 2:24 12:1 Deuteronomy 21:13 33:9 Matthew 10:37 19:29 Luke 14:26 2 Corinthians 5:16

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

So shall

Song of Solomon 1:8,12-16 2:2,14 4:1-5,7,9,10 6:4 7:1-10 Isaiah 62:4,5 Zephaniah 3:17 Ephesians 5:26,27

Lord

6 Isaiah 54:5 Jeremiah 23:5,6 John 20:28 Acts 10:36 Romans 14:9 Philippians 2:10,11 Philippians 3:8

worship

2:12 95:6 Luke 24:52 John 4:21,22 Revelation 5:8-14

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

And the

Isaiah 23:17,18 Acts 21:3-6

with

72:10 Isaiah 60:6,7 Matthew 2:11

rich

22:29 Isaiah 49:23 60:3,10,11

favour

Heb. face.

The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

king's

9,10 Song of Solomon 7:1 Isaiah 61:10 1 Peter 2:9 Revelation 19:7,8

all glorious

1 Samuel 16:7 Luke 11:40 Romans 2:29 2 Corinthians 5:17 1 Peter 3:3,4

clothing

9 Matthew 5:16 22:11,12 Romans 3:22 13:14 Revelation 3:18

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

She

Song of Solomon 1:4 John 17:24 2 Corinthians 11:2

raiment

Exodus 28:39 Judges 5:30

virgins

Song of Solomon 1:3,5 2:7 5:8,9 6:1,8,13 8:13 Revelation 14:1-4

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.

With

Isaiah 35:10 51:11 55:12,13 60:19,20 61:10 Jude 1:24 Revelation 7:15-17

they shall

Isaiah 56:5 John 14:3 Revelation 3:12,21

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Instead

22:30 Matthew 19:29 Mark 10:29,30 Philippians 3:7,8

children

Isaiah 49:21,22 54:1-5 60:1-5 Galatians 4:26,27

princes

1 Peter 2:9 Revelation 1:6 5:10 20:6

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

I will

22:30,31 72:17-19 145:4-7 Isaiah 59:21 Malachi 1:11 Matthew 26:13 1 Corinthians 11:26

therefore

72:17 Song of Solomon 6:9 Isaiah 61:9 62:3