Thy throne, O God, is] RV 'Thy throne is the throne of God.' This gives a good sense, and meets the difficulty that the human king who is addressed in the first instance could hardly be called 'God.' There are textual reasons for believing, however, that the original reading was simply, 'Thy throne shall be for ever.' Right sceptre] RV 'sceptre of equity.'
Verse Psalms 45:6. _THY THRONE, O GOD_, IS _FOR EVER_] כסאך אלהים עולם ועד _kisacha Elohim olam vaed_. "O God, thy throne is for ever, and eternal!" The word _Elohim_ here is the very _first_ term or...
THY THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER - This passage is quoted by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews in proof that the Messiah is exalted above the angels, and it is, beyond all question, adduc...
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...
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...
THY THRONE,. GOD. Quoted in Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 1:9. Several attempts are made by certain commentators to get rid of this reference to Christ's Godhead; but not only would Hebrews 1:8;...
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...
_Thy throne_, _O God,_is _for ever and ever_ (1) This appears to be the sense given by all the Ancient Versions, for though it has been argued that ὁ θεὸς in the LX X is not the vocative (_Thy throne...
THY THRONE, O GOD, &C.— In Hebrews 1:8 this verse is immediately applied to Christ. The word here rendered _God,_ is אלהים _elohim,_ in the plural; concerning which, see the note on the 1st verse of t...
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...
_THY THRONE, O GOD, IS FOR EVER AND EVER: THE SCEPTRE OF THY KINGDOM IS A RIGHT SCEPTRE._ The victory having been won, and the enemies destroyed, Messiah's throne is contemplated in the first clause...
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...
THY THRONE, O GOD, IS FOR EVER AND EVER. — This is the rendering of the LXX., Vulg., and of the versions generally. But whether they supposed the words to be addressed to the Divine Being, or that the...
_[Psalms 45:7]_ כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עֹולָ֣ם וָ עֶ֑ד...
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...
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...
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...
Thy (e) throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre. (e) Under this figure of this kingdom of justice is set forth the everlasting kingdom of Christ....
Here we find Christ returned from the holy war, and sat down on the seat of the Conqueror. And we have God the Father speaking to this glorious Mediator, this triumphant king in Zion, and declaring th...
6._Thy throne, O God! is for ever and ever. _In this verse the Psalmist commends other princely virtues in Solomon, namely, the eternal duration of his throne, and then the justice and rectitude of hi...
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...
THY THRONE, O GOD, [IS] FOR EVER AND EVER,.... This verse and Psalms 45:7 are cited in Hebrews 1:8; and applied to the Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity; and therefore are not an apostroph...
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre. Ver. 6. _Thy throne, O God_] Here the prophet directeth his speech not to Solomon (who never took upon him...
_Thy throne, O God_, &c. It is evident that the speech is still continued to the same person whom he calls _king, Psalms 45:1_; Psalms 45:11; and here God, to assure us that he doth not speak of Solom...
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, the Messiah, true man, at the same time eternal God, Hebrews 1:8; THE SCEPTER OF THY KINGDOM IS A RIGHT SCEPTER, His dominion is one of rightness, of righteousn...
From the description of the King's majesty the writer now turns to a hymn of praise and worship....
6-9 The throne of this almighty King is established for ever. While the Holy Spirit leads Christ's people to look to his cross, he teaches them to see the evil of sin and the beauty of holiness; so t...
O GOD: it is most evident that the speech is still continued to the same person, whom he calls _King_, PSALMS 45:1,11, and here GOD; which change of the title was very expedient, and in some sort nece...
Psalms 45:6 throne H3678 God H430 forever H5769 ever H5703 scepter H7626 righteousness H4334 scepter H7626 kingdom H4438
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever._ THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST, AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND RULED WITH PERFECT JUSTICE AND EQUITY I. Show that Zion’s king is God. 1. He is expressly called God in...
_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...
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...
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....
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 45:6 YOUR THRONE, O GOD. The song now speaks to God about his throne. This refers to the throne that the heir of David occupies. The psalm goes on to describe the divine ideals fo...
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...
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...
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...
1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Samuel 23:4; Daniel 2:44; Hebrews 1:8; Isaiah 9:6;...
O God — It is evident, that the speech is still continued to the same person whom he calls king, Psalms 45:1, Psalms 45:11, and here God, to assure us that he doth not speak of Solomon, but a far grea...