English Standard Version
Psalms 45:12
12The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The princess of Tyre will shower you with gifts. The wealthy will beg your favor.
Context of Psalms 45:12
10Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear: forget your people and your father's house, 11and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him. The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people. 13All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. 14In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her.
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וּבַֽת־צֹ֨ר׀ בְּ֭מִנְחָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 45:12
- Isaiah 23:17At the end of seventy years, the Lord will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
- Acts 21:3When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.
- Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
- Isaiah 60:6A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
- Matthew 2:11And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
- Psalms 22:29All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
- Isaiah 60:3And nations shall 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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