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Verse Psalms 45:5. _THINE ARROWS_ ARE _SHARP_] The arrows here may
mean the convictions produced in the hearts of men by the preaching of
the Gospel. The King is God himself; his enemies are sinners...
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THINE ARROWS ARE SHARP IN THE HEART ... - literally, “Thine arrows
are sharp - the people under thee shall fall - in the heart of the
enemies of the king.” The process of “thought” in the verse
seems...
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Psalms 45
The Answer: The King Messiah and His Glory
_ 1. The King in His majesty and power (Psalms 45:1)_
2. His throne and His glory (Psalms 45:6)
3. With the King, sharing His glory and kingdo...
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XLV. A ROYAL MARRIAGE SONG. This Ps. owes its place in the Canon to
that allegorical interpretation which has been accepted by the
Synagogue and the Church, the Messiah being the bridegroom and Israel...
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HEART. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for "in the
midst".
PEOPLE. peoples....
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The royal bridegroom: his personal beauty, the justice of his
government, the success of his arms, the glory of his kingdom, the
magnificence of his court. He is one upon whom the Divine blessing has...
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As the text stands it must be rendered;
Thine arrows are sharp;
Peoples fall under thee:
(They are) in the heart of the king's enemies.
The poet depicts the battle with rapid vigorous strokes of h...
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DISCOURSE: 575
THE REIGN OF CHRIST DESIRED
Psalms 45:3._ Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy
glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because
of truth and meekn...
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PSALMS 45
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Royal Marriage.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., vet. 1, The Psalmist bespeaks Attention to his Poem. Stanza
II., Psalms 45:2, The King's Surpassing. Beauty and Gracious Discourse...
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_THINE ARROWS ARE SHARP IN THE HEART OF THE KING'S ENEMIES; WHEREBY
THE PEOPLE FALL UNDER THEE._
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby
the people fall under thee. The THI...
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IN THE HEART, etc.] RV 'The peoples fall under thee; _they_' (the
arrows) '_are_ in the heart of the king's enemies.'...
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The poem celebrates the marriage of a king. After the prelude (Psalms
45:1) come addresses to the royal bridegroom (Psalms 45:2) and bride
(Psalms 45:10), a description of the bridal procession ...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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THINE ARROWS. — Our version has transposed the clauses of this
verse. The original is more vivid.
“Thine arrows are sharpened —
The people under Thee fall —
Against the heart of the king’s enemies....
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_[Psalms 45:6]_ חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים
עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ
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Psalms 45:1
THIS is an _ epithalamion_ or ode on a king's marriage. The usual
bewildering variety of conjectures as to his identity meets us in
commentaries. The older opinion points to Solomon's marr...
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THE KING'S WEDDING SONG
Psalms 45:1
Though this psalm was probably composed to celebrate Solomon's
marriage with Pharaoh's daughter, we must remember that it is
distinctly applied to our Lord in Hebr...
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Whether this psalm has, or had, a local application or is wholly
idealistic cannot be certainly determined. It matters very little, for
it is one of the songs which inevitably is Messianic in its deep...
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_Steam. Jerusalem was surrounded by placid streams, which are here
opposed to the great waters, as in Isaias viii. 6. The Church, after
persecution, is restored to peace, and adorned with all graces....
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The prophet having represented the Messiah in the glories and beauties
of his person, proceeds to show him as a Warrior and Conqueror. Before
Christ, as the Bridegroom, can possess his bride, the Chur...
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5._Thy arrows are sharp, etc. _Here the Psalmist again refers to
warlike power, when he says that the _arrows _of the king shall be
sharp, so that they shall pierce the _hearts of his enemies; _by whi...
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Psalms 45 introduces Messiah, and, as we shall see, changes
everything. I know not, interesting and full of bright energy as the
psalm is, that I have much to note upon it, by reason of its force
bein...
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THINE ARROWS [ARE] SHARP IN THE HEART OF THE KING'S ENEMIES,....
Meaning either the Jews, who were the implacable enemies of Christ,
and who would not have him to reign over them; in the midst of whom...
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Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; [whereby]
the people fall under thee.
Ver. 5. _Thine arrows are sharp, &c._] Peter's converts were pricked
at heart; and Stephen's hearers...
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_Thine arrows are sharp_, &c. The allusion to an earthly conqueror is
still continued. The _arrows_ mean the same with the _sword_, both
denoting the instruments wherewith he conquers his enemies; whi...
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Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; whereby the
people fall under Thee. The battle is briefly described. The King
takes His whetted arrows and sends them forth into the ranks of...
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THE ANOINTED OF GOD THE BRIDEGROOM OF THE CHURCH.
To the chief musician, for use in public worship, upon Shoshannim, for
the sons of Korah, Maschil, a didactic poem, a song of loves. One of
the member...
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1-5 The psalmist's tongue was guided by the Spirit of God, as the pen
is by the hand of a ready writer. This psalm is touching the King
Jesus, his kingdom and government. It is a shame that this good...
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THINE ARROWS; the same thing for substance with _the sword_, PSALMS
45:3, both noting the instruments by which he conquers his enemies;
which is no other than his word, which is sharp and powerful, an...
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Psalms 45:5 arrows H2671 sharp H8150 (H8802) heart H3820 Kings H4428
enemies H341 (H8802) peoples H5971 fall...
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE KING'S GLORY (PSALMS 45:2).
His description of the bridegroom's glory follows a carefully
constructed pattern.
1) Firstly he describes the king's splendour (Psalms 45:2). He is...
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The lily psalm a psalm of loves. Oh! that our hearts might be full of
love tonight, and, while we read, may our hearts be singing to the
praise of the Well Beloved.
Psalms 45:1. _My heart is inditing...
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It is a Psalm of instruction, and yet it is a song of love, for the
science of love to Christ is the most excellent of all the sciences.
To know Christ is to love him, and we are best instructed who l...
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Psalms 45:1. _My heart is inditing a good matter: speak of the things
which I have made touching the King:_
You know what King is referred to here, it is he, of whom the psalmist
said, in the 4 th ve...
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To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, (or, upon the lilies), for the
sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. We may look upon the 45 th
Psalm as being a sort of compendium of the Song of Solomon. It...
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CONTENTS: A psalm of the King, looking to His advent in glory.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: In the eyes of all those enlightened by the Holy Spirit
the Lord Jesus, the King of Kings, excel...
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Meir Arama says, that with the consent of all [the rabbins] this psalm
speaks of the Messiah. The Targum also, as far as the eighth verse,
expounds it of the Messiah. Their interpretation appears to b...
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_Thine arms are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies: whereby
the people fall under Thee._
ENEMIES TURNED INTO FRIENDS
I. The arrow of conviction. It is “sharp in the heart,” and is
sure to kill...
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_My heart is inditing a good matter; I speak of the things which I
have made touching the king._
THE SONG OF THE HEAVENLY NUPTIALS
In accordance with unbroken tradition of the Church from the
beginni...
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_Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O most mighty._
CHRIST A MIGHTY CONQUEROR
I. The warrior. The fact that He is no less than a Divine being,
although for a specific purpose He assumed our nature, disti...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 45:1. This hymn celebrates a royal
wedding. It is impossible to be sure for which king in David’s line
the song was first composed, but it does not matter. After...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 45:2 These words speak to the king, praising
him for his appearance and gracious speech (v. Psalms 45:2), military
power (v....
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the
sons of Korah, Maschil. A song of loves.”
“_To the chief musician_.” See notes on the title to Psalms 39.
“_Upon Shoshan...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm is regarded by some as a simple epithalamium, or nuptial
hymn, composed to honour a royal wedding, and sung as part of the
wedding ceremony, at the marriage of some king of Israe...
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The forty-fifth psalm is one of those beautiful psalms that refers to
Christ, a Messianic psalm. The glorious king. But in this same psalm
is seen the church, the bride of Jesus Christ. And so we have...
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Acts 2:37; Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4; Acts 5:14; Acts 5:33;...
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Arrows — The same with the sword, and this is no other than his
word, which is sharp and powerful, and pierceth the hearts of men. The
kings — Of thine enemies. Fall — Prostrate at thy feet, after the...
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Is this a prediction of Mohammed?
PROBLEM: Since this verse speaks of one coming with the “sword” to
subdue his enemies, Muslims sometimes cite it as a prediction of their
prophet Mohammed, who was k...