Psalms 45:1 «To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. » My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer. _Upon Shoshannim_] The name of an instrument with six strin... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Ver. 2. _Thou art fairer than the children of men_] Heb. Thou art double fairer. The Hebrew word is doubled, _ad corroborandum,_ saith Kimchi; _Valde Pulchruisti_ (Vat.). It may very w... [ Continue Reading ]
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. Ver. 3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty (O Heros).] This is one of Christ's titles, Isaiah 9:6, the giant, or the mighty strong God, the valiant champion of his Church. And his sword is the word of his mo... [ Continue Reading ]
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Ver. 4. _And in thy majesty ride prosperously_] Heb. Prosper thou, ride thou upon the word of truth, _Equita super verbum veritatis,_ of meekness and of right... [ Continue Reading ]
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 were cut to the heart, Acts 2:37; Acts 7:54. Christ can fetch in his rebels afar off; he hath arrow... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the name of God, as did Sesostris, king of Egypt, Antiochus Yεος, Caligula, and some other proud pri... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Ver. 7. _Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedhess_] Solomon did so for a great while (nay, Nero's first five years were such that Trajan was wont to say t... [ Continue Reading ]
All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Ver. 8. _All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia_] Things not only of good savour, but of great price. Myrrh some take to be musk, aloes amber, cassia a kind of cinnamo... [ Continue Reading ]
Kings' daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Ver. 9. Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women] Thy ladies of honour attending upon thy royal consort (for after the description of Christ, the bridegroom, followeth another, of t... [ Continue Reading ]
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; Ver. 10. _Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear_] The prophet's, or rather Christ's, counsel to the Church, and each member thereof, wholly to deny ungodliness and worldly... [ Continue Reading ]
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he [is] thy Lord; and worship thou him. Ver. 11. _So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty_] If thou deny thyself and forego all others to please him alone he shall set his whole heart upon thee, and be ravished with thy love, as Proverbs 5:19. Ho... [ Continue Reading ]
And the daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift; [even] the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. Ver. 12. _And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift_] Isaiah 23:18. The Tyrians, that wealthy people, when once converted (think the same of other nations) shall leave hoardin... [ Continue Reading ]
The king's daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold. Ver. 13. The king's daughter is all glorious within] In the inner man, Ephesians 3:16, the hidden man of the heart, 1 Peter 3:4. Great is the glory of the new creature; but not discerned by the world, through which the... [ Continue Reading ]
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. Ver. 14. _She shall be brought_] _See Trapp on "_ Psa 45:13 _"_ she shall be presented to Christ a glorious Church, not having spot, wrinkle, or any such thing, Eph 5:... [ Continue Reading ]
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. Ver. 15. _With, gladness and rejoicing_] As at marriages is usual. Samson's wife, solecised in weeping at such a feast. Oh the joy! said that dying saint. But what in the meanwhile?... [ Continue Reading ]
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. Ver. 16. _Instead of thy fathers, &c._] The Church shall still bring forth children to her husband Christ, and there shall be a succession of his name, Psalms 72:17 . _ Whom then mayest make princes_] The... [ Continue Reading ]
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. Ver. 17. _I will make thy name, &c._] This is a second benefit promised to the Church, viz. everlasting renown, with highest estimation and imitation to the world's end.... [ Continue Reading ]