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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 45:5

Arrows — The same with the sword, and this is no other than his word, which is sharp and powerful, and pierceth the hearts of men. The kings — Of thine enemies. Fall — Prostrate at thy feet, after the manner of conquered persons.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 45:5. _THINE ARROWS_ ARE _SHARP_] The arrows here may mean the convictions produced in the hearts of men by the preaching of the Gospel. The King is God himself; his enemies are sinners...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THINE ARROWS ARE SHARP IN THE HEART ... - literally, “Thine arrows are sharp - the people under thee shall fall - in the heart of the enemies of the king.” The process of “thought” in the verse seems...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HEART. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for "in the midst". PEOPLE. peoples....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    As the text stands it must be rendered; Thine arrows are sharp; Peoples fall under thee: (They are) in the heart of the king's enemies. The poet depicts the battle with rapid vigorous strokes of h...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 575 THE REIGN OF CHRIST DESIRED Psalms 45:3._ Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth and meekn...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THINE ARROWS ARE SHARP, &C.— _Thine arrows are sharp; people shall fall under thee, in the midst of the king's enemies._ Or, _Thy sharp arrows shall level the people under thee; they shall fall into t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THINE ARROWS ARE SHARP IN THE HEART OF THE KING'S ENEMIES; WHEREBY THE PEOPLE FALL UNDER THEE._ Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. The THI...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The poem celebrates the marriage of a king. After the prelude (Psalms 45:1) come addresses to the royal bridegroom (Psalms 45:2) and bride (Psalms 45:10), a description of the bridal procession ...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    IN THE HEART, etc.] RV 'The peoples fall under thee; _they_' (the arrows) '_are_ in the heart of the king's enemies.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THINE ARROWS. — Our version has transposed the clauses of this verse. The original is more vivid. “Thine arrows are sharpened — The people under Thee fall — Against the heart of the king’s enemies....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 45:6]_ חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Steam. Jerusalem was surrounded by placid streams, which are here opposed to the great waters, as in Isaias viii. 6. The Church, after persecution, is restored to peace, and adorned with all graces....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The prophet having represented the Messiah in the glories and beauties of his person, proceeds to show him as a Warrior and Conqueror. Before Christ, as the Bridegroom, can possess his bride, the Chur...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    5._Thy arrows are sharp, etc. _Here the Psalmist again refers to warlike power, when he says that the _arrows _of the king shall be sharp, so that they shall pierce the _hearts of his enemies; _by whi...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THINE ARROWS [ARE] SHARP IN THE HEART OF THE KING'S ENEMIES,.... Meaning either the Jews, who were the implacable enemies of Christ, and who would not have him to reign over them; in the midst of whom...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

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

    _Thine arrows are sharp_, &c. The allusion to an earthly conqueror is still continued. The _arrows_ mean the same with the _sword_, both denoting the instruments wherewith he conquers his enemies; whi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE ANOINTED OF GOD THE BRIDEGROOM OF THE CHURCH. To the chief musician, for use in public worship, upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, a didactic poem, a song of loves. One of the member...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; whereby the people fall under Thee. The battle is briefly described. The King takes His whetted arrows and sends them forth into the ranks of...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-5 The psalmist's tongue was guided by the Spirit of God, as the pen is by the hand of a ready writer. This psalm is touching the King Jesus, his kingdom and government. It is a shame that this good...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THINE ARROWS; the same thing for substance with _the sword_, PSALMS 45:3, both noting the instruments by which he conquers his enemies; which is no other than his word, which is sharp and powerful, an...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 45:5 arrows H2671 sharp H8150 (H8802) heart H3820 Kings H4428 enemies H341 (H8802) peoples H5971 fall...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thine arms are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies: whereby the people fall under Thee._ ENEMIES TURNED INTO FRIENDS I. The arrow of conviction. It is “sharp in the heart,” and is sure to kill...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O most mighty._ CHRIST A MIGHTY CONQUEROR I. The warrior. The fact that He is no less than a Divine being, although for a specific purpose He assumed our nature, disti...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 2:37; Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4; Acts 5:14; Acts 5:33;...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Is this a prediction of Mohammed? PROBLEM: Since this verse speaks of one coming with the “sword” to subdue his enemies, Muslims sometimes cite it as a prediction of their prophet Mohammed, who was k...

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