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Psalm 45

To the Chief Musician; [set to the tune of] “Lilies” [probably a popular air. A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem. A song of love.

1	My heart overflows with a ^[a]goodly theme; I address my psalm to a King. My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.
2	You are fairer than the children of men; graciousness is poured upon Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.
3	Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty One, in Your glory and Your majesty!
4	And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly for the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God); and let Your right hand guide You to tremendous things.
5	Your arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under You; Your darts pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.
6	Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7	You love righteousness, uprightness, and right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows.
8	Your garments are all fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia; stringed instruments make You glad.
9	Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women; at Your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
10	Hear, O daughter, consider, submit, and consent to my instruction: forget also your own people and your father’s house;
11	So will the King desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, be submissive and reverence and honor Him.
12	And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people shall entreat your favor with a gift.
13	The King’s daughter in the inner part [of the palace] is all glorious; her clothing is inwrought with gold.
14	She shall be brought to the King in raiment of needlework; with the virgins, her companions that follow her, she shall be brought to You.
15	With gladness and rejoicing will they be brought; they will enter into the King’s palace.
16	Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, whom You will make princes in all the land.
17	I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the people praise and give You thanks forever and ever.
Footnotes: Psalm 45:1 Jesus spoke of what was written of Him “in the Psalms” (see Luke 24:44). This is one such Messianic psalm. However, the capitalization indicating the deity is offered provisionally. The chapter is written against the background of a secular royal wedding. But the New Testament reference to this psalm in Heb. 1:8, 9, where verses 6 and 7 of Psalm 45 are quoted and applied to Christ, makes any other interpretation seem incidental in importance. Cross references: Psalm 45:7 : Heb. 1:8, 9. Psalm 45:13 : Rev. 19:7, 8.