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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 45 - Introduction

* This psalm is a prophecy of Messiah the Prince, and points to him as a Bridegroom espousing the church to himself, and as a King ruling in it, and for it.

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See also Psalms 45 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This psalm is entitled “To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil. A song of love.” On the phrase” To the chief Musician,” see the notes at the title to Psalms 4:1. The wor...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    BOOK II. PSS. XLII.- LXXII. Psalms 42-83 are Elohistic, _i.e._ they use the word God (Elohim) and avoid the proper name Yahweh, probably from motives of reverence. Here and there, however, the name Y...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    A nuptial ode, celebrating the marriage of a king with a king's daughter. After a brief prelude (Psalms 45:1) the Psalmist addresses the king, praising the personal beauty which marks him out as a rul...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XLV. From Calvin downwards this psalm has been recognised as an ode celebrating the nuptials of some king. Indeed, the retention, as part of its title, of “song of loves,” when the poem was incorporat...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 45 TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON SHOSHANNIM, FOR THE SONS OF KORAH, MASCHIL, A SONG OF LOVES. There are some things in this title we have met with already in other psalms; as the...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2981. B.C. 1023._ This Psalm is an illustrious prophecy of the Messiah, whom it represents as a bridegroom espousing the church to himself, and as a king ruling in it. “Most interpreters conclu...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HEADING. ‘For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.' Again we have a psalm for the choirmaster set to the tune Shoshannim (‘lilies'). In the S...

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