Psalms 45:11

Worship thou him. — Literally, Bow down or prostrate thyself.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 45:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty - That is, in consequence of your love to him, and your entire devotion of yourself to him. The word...
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 th...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 577 THE DUTY OF THE CHURCH AS MARRIED TO CHRIST Psalms 45:10-11 . Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget al...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hearken, O daughter, &c.— The prophet here addresses himself to the bride, that is, the church, Psalms 45:13 . Thine own people, and thy fath...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty: for he is...
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 ( Ps...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Thy Lord ] rather, 'thy lord': see 1 Peter 3:6 . Worship.. him ] rather, 'do him homage.'
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...
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...
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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a tender and affectionate address, to the Church, the Lamb's wife. And if we suppose God our Father thus speaking to the whole body of believ...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty ,.... Which lies in the comeliness or righteousness of Christ put upon her; in the holiness of Christ re...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he [is] thy Lord; and worship thou him. Ver. 11. So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty ] If...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty So shalt thou be amiable in the eyes of thy husband, and truly acceptable and dear to him, who, having...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Glory of the Church. 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and in...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

So doing thou shalt be amiable and acceptable to thy Husband; which will abundantly recompense thee for the loss of thy father's house. He is thy Lo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Advice Given To The Bride ( Psalms 45:10-12 ). The bride is advised to forget her past life and to look forward to her glorious future. She may we...
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 .”...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 45:11 The forty-fifth Psalm is the coronation oath of Christ to His Church. And here are three thoughts strung together to do honour to the...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 Chri...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 be...
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 i...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear. ; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house. The Bridegroom’s call to the b...
The Biblical Illustrator

So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty. The beauty of the Church desired by Christ I. The believer’s beauty. 1. It is all derived, and...
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 t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The inspired singer now repeats the words with which the King, the Messiah, addresses His Bride.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

so shall the King greatly desire thy beauty, taking pleasure in her for the beauty of her obedience, her finest and most precious ornament; for He i...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 10:36 ; Ephesians 5:26 ; Ephesians 5:27 ; Isaiah 54:5 ; Isaiah 62:4 ; Isaiah 62:5 ; Jeremiah 23:5 ; Jeremiah 23:6 ; John 20:28 ; John...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

So — So thou shalt be acceptable to thy husband; which will abundantly recompence thee, for the loss of thy father's house. Thy Lord — As he is thy...

¹¹ So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 45:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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