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Psalms 45:12
12The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.
Psalms 45:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
- New International Version (NIV)The city of Tyre will come with a gift, people of wealth will seek your favor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.
Context of Psalms 45:12
10Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]: Forget your people and your father’s house; 11Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down and honor Him. The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor. 13Glorious is the King’s daughter within [the palace]; Her robe is interwoven with gold. 14She will be brought to the King in embroidered garments; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You.
Read all of Psalms 45Psalms 45:12 word by word
וּבַֽת־צֹ֨ר׀ בְּ֭מִנְחָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 45:12
- Isaiah 23:17It will come to pass at the end of seventy years that the Lord will remember Tyre. Then she will return to her prostitute’s wages and will play the [role of a] prostitute [by trading] with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
- Acts 21:3After we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on our left (port side), we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
- Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
- Isaiah 60:6A multitude of camels [from the eastern trading tribes] will cover you [Jerusalem], The young camels of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba [who once came to trade] will come Bringing gold and frankincense And proclaiming the praises of the Lord.
- Matthew 2:11And after entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts [fit for a king, gifts] of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Psalms 22:29All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your attendants, And their princesses your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth And lick the dust of your feet; And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord; For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.
- Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Commentaries on Psalms 45:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift - The Tyrians shall pay tribute to thy spouse, and assist him in all his grand and magnificent operations. As, at this time, Tyre was the greatest maritime and commercial city in the world, it may be here taken as representing those places which lay on the coasts of the sea, and carried on much traffic such as parts of Syria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Greece, Italy, France, the British Isles, etc., which first…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift - On the situation of Tyre, and its ancient splendor, see the notes at Matthew 11:21; the introduction to Isaiah 60:5-7, note; Isaiah 60:9, note; Isaiah 60:11, note; Isaiah 60:13 note. Even the rich among the people - Rich men scattered among the people. Compare the notes at Psalm 22:29. Shall entreat thy favor - Margin, as in Hebrew, “thy face.” Shall desire thy smile; the light of thy countenance; thy…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 If we desire to share these blessings, we must hearken to Christ's word. We must forget our carnal and sinful attachments and pursuits. He must be our Lord as well as our Saviour; all idols must be thrown away, that we may give him our whole heart. And here is good encouragement, thus to break off from former alliances. The beauty of holiness, both on the church and on particular believers, is, in the sight of Christ, of great price, and very…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Daughter of Tyre: Israel traded with Tyre, a powerful city-state. The city's most noble woman brings a wedding gift to the new queen, who represents an honored kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. daughter of Tyre--(Psa 9:14); denotes the people. Tyre, celebrated for its great wealth, is selected to represent the richest nations, an idea confirmed by the next clause. These gifts are brought as means to conciliate the royal parties, representing the admitted subjection of the offerers. This well sets forth the exalted position of the Church and her head, whose moral qualities receive the homage of the world. The contribution of material wealth…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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