Psalms 45:16

Psalms 45:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In place of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.

Context of Psalms 45:16

14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee: 15With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth. 17I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.

Psalms 45:16 word by word

תַּ֣חַת אֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ יִהְי֣וּ בָנֶ֑יךָ תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ לְ֝שָׂרִ֗ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 45:16

• Psalms 22:30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
• Matthew 19:29And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.
• Mark 10:29Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,
• Philippians 3:7but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.
• Isaiah 49:21And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who hath borne me these, seeing I had lost my children and was desolate, an exile, and driven about? and who hath brought up these? behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
• Isaiah 54:1Exult, thou barren, that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout for joy, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
• Galatians 4:26but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
• 1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
• Revelation 1:6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.
• Revelation 5:10and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth.
• Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy he who has part in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Commentaries on Psalms 45:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Instead of thy fathers shalt be thy children - This is the third part, or prophetic declaration relative to the numerous and powerful issue of this marriage. Instead of the kindred, which thou hast left behind in Egypt, thou shalt have numerous children. This cannot refer either to Solomon, or to the daughter of Pharaoh; for there is no evidence that he ever had a child by Pharaoh's daughter; and it is very certain that Rehoboam, Solomon's successor, was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children - Instead of thy fame - thy celebrity - thy distinction - being derived from thine illustrious predecessors, it will be derived hereafter rather from thy sons; from the fact that they will be made princes and rulers in the earth. In our translation, this would seem to be an address to the bridal-queen, as if to console her for leaving the home of her illustrious ancestors, by the assurance that she would have…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. 1-17This 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 Psalm 2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. As earthly monarchs govern widely extended empires by viceroys, this glorious king is represented as supplying all the principalities of earth with princes of his own numerous progeny.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 45:16

• Bride
• Fellowship
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Psalms
• Ready
• Shoshannim
• Solomon, Song of
• Throne
• Bible, the
• Christ, Offices of
• King, Christ As
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic

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