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
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
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.
prosperously
110.2,3 1 Thessalonians 1.5 2.13 2 Thessalonians 3.1
because
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
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
ivory
15 1 Kings 22.39 Amos 3.15 John 14.2
whereby
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
queen
Song of Solomon 4.8-11 John 3.29 Ephesians 5.26,27 Revelation 19.7 21.2,9
gold
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
with
72.10 Isaiah 60.6,7 Matthew 2:11
rich
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
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