Psalms 45:11

11. For he is thy Lord “Lord,” here, is אדונ , Adon, (often written אדני , Adonah,) which is here to be understood of Christ in its prophetic application, the bride being the Church, of which, figuratively, he is the Head and Lord. Ephesians 5:23-25. In Psalms 97:5, (see note on Psalms 97:7.) he is called “Lord of the whole earth;” and in Psalms 110:1; Psalms 110:5, he is specially distinguished from Jehovah, as here, by the title Adonah; and in Psalms 2:2; Psalms 2:6-7, by “Messiah,” “king,” “Son of God.” Historically this verse, as to conjugal relation, must be viewed in the light of oriental custom and civilization. See Gen 18:12 ; 1 Peter 3:6.

Worship Bow down to him, the eastern method of reverence to superiors, and the appropriate form of divine worship, (Psalms 95:6,) and in its highest spiritual sense applied to Christ, Ephesians 3:14; Philippians 2:10; Hebrews 1:6