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Psalms 45

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Part of Book II📖 Psalms introduction

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1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. ✦ 2You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever. ✦ 3Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor. ✦ 4In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds. ✦ 5Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet. ✦ 6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. ✦ 7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy. ✦ 8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad. ✦ 9The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir. ✦ 10Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, ✦ 11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord. ✦ 12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor. ✦ 13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold. ✦ 14In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you. ✦ 15They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king. ✦ 16Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land. ✦ 17I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Song 1 ·7Rev 19 ·7Song 6 ·6Song 4 ·6Isa 60 ·6Ps 72 ·5Song 2 ·5Isa 61 ·5

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 45 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Resources, by level

Lay

  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 45YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 45David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 45Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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