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Verse Psalms 45:3. _GIRD THY SWORD UPON_ THY _THIGH, O_ MOST
_MIGHTY_] This clause should be translated, _O hero, gird thy sword
upon thy_ _thigh_! This, I think, cannot be spoken of Solomon. He was...
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GIRD THY SWORD UPON THY THIGH - That is, Arm or prepare thyself for
battle and conquest. The Messiah is introduced here as a conquering
king; as about to go forward to subdue the nations to himself; a...
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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...
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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...
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MOST MIGHTY. mighty One. _Hebrew gibbor._ With thy glory. Supply
_Ellipsis_ (App-6), by repeating "[Gird thee] with Thy glory"....
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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...
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Instead of praising the king's strength and courage in the abstract,
the Psalmist bids him use them in the cause of truth and right.
_O_most _mighty_ O mighty hero.
with _thy glory and thy majesty_...
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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...
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GIRD THY SWORD, &C.— This is meant of Christ's coming victoriously
to set up his spiritual kingdom in our hearts, and to rule and reign
in them by the power of his grace; in allusion to earthly potent...
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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...
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_GIRD THY SWORD UPON THY THIGH, O MOST MIGHTY, WITH THY GLORY AND THY
MAJESTY._
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O (Most) Mighty - in order that thou
mayest, by destroying thine enemies (cf. the type,...
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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 ...
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WITH THY GLO RV, etc.] RV 'Thy glory and thy majesty.' These are the
weapons with which the king girds himself....
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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...
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GIRD THY SWORD... O MOST MIGHTY. — Or, perhaps, _Gird on thy sword
in hero guise;_ or, _Gird on thy hero’s sword._ The object of the
poet’s praise is as heroic in war as he is beautiful in person.
WIT...
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_[Psalms 45:4]_ חֲגֹֽור ־חַרְבְּךָ֣ עַל
־יָרֵ֣ךְ גִּבֹּ֑ור...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_MESSIAH’S CONQUESTS_
‘Full of grace are Thy lips, because God hath blessed Thee for ever.
Gird Thee with Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O Thou most Mighty: according
to Thy worship and renown.’
Psalms 4...
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3._Gird thy sword upon thy thigh. _Here Solomon is praised as well for
his warlike valor, which strikes terror into ]his enemies, as for his
virtues which give him authority among his subjects, and se...
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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...
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GIRD THY SWORD UPON [THY] THIGH, O [MOST] MIGHTY,.... As Christ is,
the mighty God, even the Almighty, and which appears by his works of
creation and providence; by the redemption of his people; by hi...
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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 gian...
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_Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty_ “Having described the
beauty and eloquence of the king, the prophet now proceeds to set
forth his power, and to arm him as a warrior for the battle.” The...
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Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O Most Mighty, with Thy glory and Thy
majesty. He is not only a fair and gracious King, but also a great
Champion of His people, who went out to battle for the salvation...
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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...
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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...
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GIRD THY SWORD UPON THY THIGH; either,
1. As an ensign of royal majesty. But that is usually and much better
expressed in Scripture _by putting a crown upon his head_. Or rather,
2. As an instrument...
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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...
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Psalms 45:3
The three offices of Christ.
Our Lord is here spoken of in two distinct characters as a Teacher:
"Full of grace are Thy lips;" and as a Conqueror: "Gird Thee with Thy
sword upon Thy thig...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 10:36; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 4:12; Hebrews 8:1; Isaiah 49:2;...
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Thy sword — To smite thine enemies. And the sword is here put for
all his arms, as it is in many other places....
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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...