“ Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. ”
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 himse...
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 Isr...
most mighty . mighty One. Hebrew gibbor. With thy glory. Supply Ellipsis (App-6), by repeating "[Gird thee] with Thy glory".
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 subject...
DISCOURSE: 575 THE REIGN OF CHRIST DESIRED Psalms 45:3-5 . Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth an...
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty - This clause should be translated, O hero, gird thy sword upon thy thig...
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...
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...
The poem celebrates the marriage of a king. After the prelude ( Psalms 45:1 ) come addresses to the royal bridegroom ( Psalms 45:2-9 ) and bride ( Psalms 45:10-12 ), a description of the bridal proce...
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....
Psalms 45:1-17 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...
the King's Wedding Song Psalms 45:1-17 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 Lor...
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 dee...
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 Chu...
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...
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...
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...
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.” Th...
Nuptial Song; Glories of the Messiah. To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil. A song of loves....
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 instr...
A Description of The King's Glory ( Psalms 45:2-7 ). His description of the bridegroom's glory follows a carefully constructed pattern. 1) Firstly he describes the king's splendour ( Psalms 45:2...
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 Sho...
Psalms 45:3-4 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...
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 indit...
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...
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 beg...
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...
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 me...
Acts 10:36 ; Hebrews 1:3 ; Hebrews 4:12 ; Hebrews 8:1 ; Isaiah 49:2 ; Isaiah 63:1-6 ; Isaiah 9:6 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Jude 1:25 ; Psalms 104:1 ; Psalms 145:12 ; Psalms 145:5 ; Psalms 21:5 ; P...
Thy sword — To smite thine enemies. And the sword is here put for all his arms, as it is in many other places.