God’s Word Translation
Psalms 45:9
9The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir.
Psalms 45:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
- New International Version (NIV)Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
- English Standard Version (ESV)daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
Context of Psalms 45:9
7You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy. 8All your robes are ⌞fragrant⌟ with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From ivory palaces the music of stringed instruments delights you. The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir. 10Listen, daughter! Look closely! Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟. Forget your people, and forget your father’s house. 11The king longs for your beauty. He is your Lord. Worship him.
Read all of Psalms 45Psalms 45:9 word by word
בְּנ֣וֹת מְ֭לָכִים בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ נִצְּבָ֥ה שֵׁגַ֥ל לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Kings’מֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- among thy honourable womenיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
- upon thy right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
- did standנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
- the queenשֵׁגָלshêgâl · queenH7694
- in goldכֶּ֫תֶםkethem · goldH3800
- of Ophirאוֹפִיר'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir · OphirH211
Cross-references for Psalms 45:9
- Psalms 45:12The people of Tyre, the richest people, want to win your favor with a gift.
- Psalms 72:10May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents. May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
- Isaiah 49:23Then kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will nurse you. They will bow in front of you with their faces touching the ground. They will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who wait with hope for me will not be put to shame.
- Isaiah 60:10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. In my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have compassion on you.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
- 1 Kings 2:9Now, don’t let him go unpunished. You are wise and know what to do to him: Put that gray-haired, old man into his grave by slaughtering him.”
- John 3:29“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.
- Ephesians 5:26He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.
- Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice, be happy, and give him glory because it’s time for the marriage of the lamb. His bride has made herself ready.
- Revelation 21:2Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband.
- 1 Kings 10:11Hiram’s fleet that brought gold from Ophir also brought a large quantity of sandalwood and precious stones from Ophir.
- Job 22:24and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers,
Commentaries on Psalms 45:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Kings' daughters were among - Applied to Solomon, these words have no difficulty. We know he had seven hundred wives, princesses; and the mention of those here may be intended only to show how highly respected he was among the neighboring sovereigns, when they cheerfully gave him their daughters to constitute his harem. If we apply it to Solomon's marriage with the daughter of the king of Egypt, it may signify no more than the princesses and ladies of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Kings‘ daughters were among thy honorable women - Those who were in attendance on him and on the bride were from the most elevated ranks; among the most honorable of the earth. The word rendered “honorable women,” means properly, precious, costly; and then, dear, beloved; and this might be rendered “kings‘ daughters are among thy beloved ones;” that is, in the number of thy maidens, or of those attending on thee. The allusion is to a marriage, and the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 The throne of this almighty King is established for ever. While the Holy Spirit leads Christ's people to look to his cross, he teaches them to see the evil of sin and the beauty of holiness; so that none of them can feel encouragement to continue in sin. The Mediator is God, else he had been neither able to do the Mediator's work, nor fit to wear the Mediator's crown. God the Father, as his God in respect to his human nature and mediatorial…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Royal marriages often confirmed diplomatic alliances between kings, and the women became part of the royal harem (see 1 Kings 11:1–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. In completion of this picture of a marriage festival, female attendants or bridesmaids of the highest rank attend Him, while the queen, in rich apparel (Psa 45:13), stands ready for the nuptial procession.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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