Psalms 45:5

Psalms 45:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; The peoples fall under You.

Context of Psalms 45:5

3Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour; 4And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp — peoples fall under thee — in the heart of the king's enemies. 6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom: 7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

Psalms 45:5 word by word

חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝לֵ֗ב אוֹיְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 45:5

• Psalms 21:12For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.
• Psalms 38:2For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
• Numbers 24:8God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo. He shall consume the nations his enemies, and break their bones, and with his arrows shall smite [them] in pieces.
• Zechariah 9:13For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will raise up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and make thee like the sword of a mighty man.
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
• Luke 19:42saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes;
• Luke 20:18Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
• Acts 2:37And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
• Acts 5:33But they, when they heard [these things], were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.
• Acts 7:54And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:
• Psalms 66:3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the word believed; and the number of the men had become [about] five thousand.
• Acts 5:14and believers were more than ever added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;)
• Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.
• Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for [the] obedience of [the] nations, by word and deed,

Commentaries on Psalms 45:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thine arrows are sharp - The arrows here may mean the convictions produced in the hearts of men by the preaching of the Gospel. The King is God himself; his enemies are sinners of all sorts. The people, the Jews, thousands of whom were pricked in their hearts under the preaching of Peter and others. All fall before Christ; those who received the word rose again by repentance and faith; those who did not, fell down-all down!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thine arrows are sharp in the heart … - literally, “Thine arrows are sharp - the people under thee shall fall - in the heart of the enemies of the king.” The process of “thought” in the verse seems to be this: First. The “arrows” are seen as sharp or penetrating. Second. The “people” are seen falling as those arrows are shot forth. Third. It is seen that those who fall are the “enemies of the king,” and that the arrows have pierced the “heart.” The word…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The psalmist describes the royal splendor the king showed when fighting his enemies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The result. people--Whole nations are subdued.Read the comment

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• Shoshannim
• Solomon, Song of
• Throne
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• King, Christ As
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• 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