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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 45:1-5

Some make Shoshannim, in the title, to signify an instrument of six strings; others take it in its primitive signification for lilies or roses, which probably were strewed, with other flowers, at nuptial solemnities; and then it is easily applicable to Christ who calls himself the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys, Song 2:1. It is a song of loves, concerning the holy love that is between Christ and his church. It is a song of the well-beloved, the virgins, the companions of the bride... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 45:1

My heart is inditing a good matter ,.... What is valuable and excellent, concerning the excellency of Christ's person, of his kingdom, of his love to the church, and of the church itself; what is pleasant and delightful, comfortable, useful, and profitable: this his heart was inditing; which shows that it was under the sanctifying influences of the Holy Spirit, and denotes the fervour of it; it "boiling up", as the word F24 רחש "ebullit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 45:2

Thou art fairer than the children of men ,.... Here begins the psalm, and this is an address to the King Messiah, the subject of it, commending him for his beauty and comeliness; which is not to be understood of his divine beauty or his glory, as the only begotten of the Father, in which he is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person; for this admits of no comparison, nor is the beauty of angels and men to be mentioned with it; but of the beauty of his human nature,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:1

My heart is inditing a good matter - רחש rachash , boileth or bubbleth up, as in the margin. It is a metaphor taken from a fountain that sends up its waters from the earth in this way. The Vulgate has eructavit, which is most literally translated by the old Psalter: Mi hert ryfted gude word. My heart belcheth - Anglo-Saxon. I speak of the things which I have made touching the king - למלך מעשי אני אמר , literally, "I dedicate my work unto the king." Or, as the Psalter, I say my... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:2

Thou art fairer than the children of men - By whom are these words spoken? As this is a regular epithalamium, we are to consider that the bride and bridegroom have compliments paid them by those called the friends of the bridegroom, and the companions or maids of the bride. But it seems that the whole Psalm, except the first verse, was spoken by those who are called in the title ידידת yedidoth , the beloved maids, or female companions, who begin with his perfections, and then describe... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:1

Verse 1 1My heart is boiling over (157) with a good matter This preface shows sufficiently that the subject of the psalm is no common one; for whoever the author of it may have been, he here intimates, at the very outset, that he will treat of great and glorious things. The Holy Spirit is not accustomed to inspire the servants of God to utter great swelling words, and to pour forth empty sounds into the air; and, therefore, we may naturally conclude, that the subject here treated of is not... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:2

Verse 2 2.Thou art fairer than the sons of men. The Psalmist commences his subject with the commendation of the beauty of the king, and then he proceeds also to praise his eloquence. Personal excellence is ascribed to the king, not that the beauty of the countenance, which of itself is not reckoned among the number of the virtues, ought to be very highly valued; but because a noble disposition of mind often shines forth in the very countenance of a man. This may have been the case with Solomon,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 45:1

My heart is inditing a good matter ; literally, bubbleth with a good matter —is so full of it that the matter will burst forth. I speak of the things which I have made touching the king ; or, I utter that which I have composed concerning the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer . It is noted that only "psalms of high and solemn import" have formal exordia of this kind, announcing the intention of the writer. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 45:1-6

The Kingship of Christ. The unerring instinct of the Church has interpreted this psalm of the Messiah. Each Jewish king, in a sense, foreshadowed the true King. Of Solomon it might be said, in a special manner, that he was a type of the true King; but take him "in all his glory," and he was only a type dim and imperfect. "A greater than Solomon is here." Mark— I. THE PERFECTNESS OF HIS CHARACTER . Christ's excellence is moral. All that was "fair" in others was but the broken... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 45:1-17

The psalm consists of two main portions—an address to the bridegroom in eight verses ( Psalms 45:2-9 ), and an address to the bride in six ( Psalms 45:10-15 ); with an introduction and a conclusion, the latter comprised in two verses, the former in one verse only. Title of the psalm. The psalm has an unusually long and complicated title. First, it is addressed, like so many others, to the precentor, or chief musician, the head of the tabernacle choir. Next, it is said to be "upon... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 45:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 45:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 45:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 45:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 45:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 45:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 45:1-17

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