Psalms 45:12

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

10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house: 11So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor. 13The king’s daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold. 14She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.

Psalms 45:12 word by word

וּבַֽת־צֹ֨ר׀ בְּ֭מִנְחָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 45:12

• Isaiah 23:17And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
• Acts 21:3And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
• Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.
• Matthew 2:11And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
• Psalms 22:29All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
• Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
• Isaiah 60:3And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy 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

Topics related to Psalms 45:12

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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