Ps.45.1
45:title The tune “Lilies” is no longer known (see also Ps 69).
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Ps.45.10-12
45:10-12 The bride is a representative of the king. Powerful people and nations try to gain her favor in order to get close to the king. This is a great honor, and she is encouraged to give herself fully to her new position.
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Ps.45.1-17
Ps 45 This psalm celebrates a royal wedding; it might have been sung on many occasions and not just at one wedding. As God’s representative, the king carried the responsibility of dispensing justice and maintaining order in God’s world (see Ps 2).
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Ps.45.12
45:12 The princess of Tyre: Israel traded with Tyre, a powerful city-state. The noblest woman of the city bears a wedding gift to her counterpart, the new queen, who represents an honored kingdom.
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Cross Reference8 items
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psalms 45:16
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psalms 65:5
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psalms 69:1-36
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psalms 72:1-2
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