Psalms 45:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. ”

Psalms 45:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 s...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 Isr...
Psalms 45:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

heart. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for "in the midst". people . peoples.
Psalms 45:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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 enemi...
Psalms 45:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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...
Psalms 45:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. Thine arrows are sharp - The arrows here may mean the convictions produced in the hearts of men by t...
Psalms 45:5 - 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...
Psalms 45:5 - 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. T...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 45:2-9 ) and bride ( Psalms 45:10-12 ), a description of the bridal proce...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 enemi...
Psalms 45:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Psalms 45:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 dee...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 Chu...
Psalms 45:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 w...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 h...
Psalms 45:5 - 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...
Psalms 45:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nuptial Song; Glories of the Messiah. To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil. A song of loves....
Psalms 45:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 power...
Psalms 45:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 Sho...
Psalms 45:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 45:5 - 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...
Psalms 45:5 - 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 beg...
Psalms 45:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 45:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Psalms 45:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 2:37 ; Acts 2:41 ; Acts 4:4 ; Acts 5:14 ; Acts 5:33 ; Acts 6:7 ; Acts 7:54 ; Luke 19:42-44 ; Luke 20:18 ; Luke 20:19 ; Numbers 24:8 ; Psalms 2:1-9 ; Psalms 21:12 ; Psalms 22:27 ;...
Psalms 45:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

Psalms 45:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 45:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 45:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 45:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 45:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 45:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 45:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 45:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 45:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 45:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 45:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 45:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 45:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 45:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 45:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 45:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 45:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes