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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
* 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....
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...