New English Translation
Psalms 45:12
12Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.
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
10Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family! 11Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him! Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift. 13The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. 14In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.
Read all of Psalms 45Psalms 45:12 word by word
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 revive Tyre. She will start making money again by selling her services to all the earth’s kingdoms.
- Acts 21:3After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.
- Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
- Isaiah 60:6Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord.
- Matthew 2:11As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Psalms 22:29All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
- Isaiah 60:3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
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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