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Verse Psalms 45:2. _THOU ART FAIRER THAN THE CHILDREN OF MEN_] By
whom are these words spoken? As this is a regular epithalamium, we are
to consider that the bride and bridegroom have compliments pai...
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THOU ART FAIRER THAN THE CHILDREN OF MEN - That is, Thou art more fair
and comely than men; thy comeliness is greater than that which is
found among men. In other words, Thou art beautiful beyond any...
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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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FAIRER: i.e. in His glory which follows the suffering described in
Isaiah 52:14; Isaiah 53:2.
CHILDREN. sons.
MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4....
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_Thou art fairer_&c. Personal beauty was always regarded as a
qualification for a ruler, partly on account of its intrinsic
attractiveness, partly as the index of a noble nature. Cp. 1 Samuel
9:2; 1Sa...
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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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GRACE IS POURED INTO THY LIPS— Hebrew, _Grace is poured upon thy
lips._ The former part of the verse describes the beauty of the king's
person; this, his eloquence and gracefulness of address. In this...
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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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_THOU ART FAIRER THAN THE CHILDREN OF MEN: GRACE IS POURED INTO THY
LIPS: THEREFORE GOD HATH BLESSED THEE FOR EVER._
Thou art fairer than the children of men. The Hebrew is a peculiarly
intensive for...
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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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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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THOU ART FAIRER. — Better, _Fair art thou; aye, fairer than,_ &c. We
may thus reproduce the Hebrew expression, which, however,
grammatically explained, must convey this emphasis. The old versions
rend...
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_[Psalms 45:3]_ יָפְיָפִ֡יתָ מִ בְּנֵ֬י
אָדָ֗ם ה֣וּצַק...
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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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Thou art (c) fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy
lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
(c) Solomon's beauty and eloquence to win favour with his people, and
his power...
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_Troubles. Those of English Catholics have been very great; yet they
increase. (Worthington)_...
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Nothing can be more beautiful than this abrupt way of discourse. The
prophet sets out with a professed design to speak of the King. But, as
if, in the moment he had so intended, the glorious Person, o...
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2._Thou art fairer than the sons of men. _The Psalmist commences his
subject with the commendation of the beauty of the king, and then he
proceeds also to praise his eloquence. Personal excellence is...
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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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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...
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_Thou art fairer_ More beautiful and amiable; _than the children of
men_ Than all other men. Which is most true of Christ, but not of
Solomon; whom many have excelled, if not in wisdom, yet in holines...
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Thou art fairer than the children of men, possessing beauty surpassing
that of any mere son of man; GRACE IS POURED INTO THY LIPS, charm and
lovableness show themselves in His speech, in the beauty of...
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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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FAIRER, or, _more beautiful_, i.e. lovely and amiable. He speaks not
here so much of this outward beauty, which, though it be an ornament
both to a bridegroom and to a king, yet is not very considerab...
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Psalms 45:2 fairer H3302 (H8795) sons H1121 men H120 Grace H2580
poured H3332 (H8717) lips H8193 God...
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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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THE KING'S SPLENDOUR (PSALMS 45:2).
Psalms 45:2
‘You are fairer than the children of men,
Grace is poured into your lips,
Therefore God has blessed you for ever.'
‘You are fairer than the children...
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Psalms 45:2
I. The Messiah is "fairer than the children of men" as the Son of God.
Children of men are born in time; the Messiah was in the beginning
with God. They have only a creature nature; He ha...
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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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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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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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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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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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_Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into Thy
lips; therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever._
THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY
I. The person of the king. The old world valued in a king,...
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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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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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Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 7:26; Isaiah 50:4;...
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Fairer — Than all other men: which is most true of Christ; but not
of Solomon; whom many have excelled, in holiness and righteousness,
which is the chief part of the beauty celebrated in this psalm. G...