Psalms 45:1

2 Peter 1:21; 2 Samuel 23:2; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 32:2; Job 32:18-20; Job 33:3; Job 34:4; Matthew 12:35; Matthew 25:34; Matthew 27:37; Proverbs 16:23; Proverbs 8:6-9; Psalms 110:1; Psalms 110:2; Psalms 2:6; Psalms 24:7-10; Psalms 49:3; Song of Solomon 1:12

Related Commentaries of Psalms 45:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My heart is inditing - That is, I am engaged in inditing a good matter; though implying at the same time that it was a work of the heart - a work...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician upon (a) Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of (b) loves." My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title. For the sons of Korah . By, &c. The third of nine so ascribed. See Title, Psalms 42 , and App-63. Maschil . giving instruction. The f...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 My heart is boiling over (157) with a good matter This preface shows sufficiently that the subject of the psalm is no common one; for...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things whi...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom. The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof. To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Psalms...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Is inditing, etc.] RV 'overfloweth with a goodly matter.' I speak, etc.] RM 'I speak: my work is for a king.'
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Inditing. — A most unhappy rendering of a word, which, though only used here, must, from the meaning of its derivative (a “pot,” or “cauldron”), ha...
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

CONTENTS Here is another Psalm of gospel grace and truth, in which the Redeemer of his Church is celebrated in a Most illustrious strain of prophecy...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

My heart is inditing a good matter ,.... What is valuable and excellent, concerning the excellency of Christ's person, of his kingdom, of his love t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 45:1 «To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. » My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My heart is enditing a good matter I am about to utter, not rash, vain, or foolish, much less false words, but such as proceed from my very heart,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nuptial Song; Glories of the Messiah. To the chief musician upon Shoshannim...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 45 THE ARGUMENT The subject matter of this Psalm is by the consent both of Jewish and Christian, ancient and modern, interpreters agreed to b...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist Indicates the Joy With Which He Writes ( Psalms 45:1 ) Psalms 45:1 ‘My heart overflows with a goodly matter; I speak the things w...
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 .”...
Scofield Reference Notes

Shoshannim Shoshannim, "lilies," and so, the spring; the Shoshannim Psalms were probably connected with the Passover season, and hence reminde...
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 th...
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 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

My heart is inditing a good matter, the poet's heart is astir with the good word, the wonderful message, which he wants to set forth, the consoling G...
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, Maschi...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Enditing — Heb. boileth, or bubbleth up like water over the fire. This denotes that the workings of his heart, were fervent and vehement, kindled b...

¹ My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 45:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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