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Psalms 45

Psalms 45 ( Psalms • Chapter 45 (17 verses)): My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,... Mentions: Ophir , Tyre . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Korah (Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab )): ( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88). (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 16 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 45:13 : "The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold."; Psalms 45:3 : "Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty."; Psalms 45:15 : "With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 45 ( Psalms • Chapter 45 (17 verses)), Psalms (Old Testament • 150 Chapters), Psalms 145 (Psalms • Chapter 145 (21 verses)).

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Psalms 45
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Psalms • Chapter 45 (17 verses)

My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,... Mentions: Ophir , Tyre .

Psalms
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Old Testament • 150 Chapters

Psalms (Old Testament, 150 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , David , Abram/Abraham , Judah , Manasseh , Ephraim . Key places: Zion , Bashan , Lebanon , Sirion , Kadesh 1 , Jordan . Opens with: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf..."

Psalms 145
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Psalms • Chapter 145 (21 verses)

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

תְּהִלָּה
tehilla (tǝhillâ) [teh-il-LAW]
H8416 Hebrew noun feminine 57x
praise, song of adoration, psalm

Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

Derivation: From הָלַל (H1984) to praise.
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Korah
82% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab)

( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88).

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AUDIO • historical

Traditional monastic modal chant reflecting early Christian contemplative psalmody and medieval liturgical preservation.

Kevin MacLeod • Incompetech / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 3.0
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Psalms exploring its 5-book intentional literary design, the twin entry-gates of Psalm 1 and Psalm 2 , and the journey from lament to hallelujah praise.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
סֶלָה
sela (selâ) [SEH-lah]
H5542 Hebrew interjection / musical pause 74x
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause

Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.

Derivation: Perhaps from סָלַל (H5549) to lift up, exalt.
Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Psalm 1 & Psalm 2
IMAGE • manuscripts

Opening folio of the Tehillim ( Psalms ) with poetic layout and accentuation.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Ezekiel 45
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Ezekiel • Chapter 45 (25 verses)

Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Genesis 45
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Genesis • Chapter 45 (28 verses)

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. And J... Mentions: Joseph, Benjamin , Canaan , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Goshen 1 .

Isaiah 45
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Isaiah • Chapter 45 (25 verses)

Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight:... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Ethiopia .

Jeremiah 45
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Jeremiah • Chapter 45 (5 verses)

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah , in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah , saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel , unto thee, O Baruch ; Thou d... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Josiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel .

Psalms 1
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Psalms • Chapter 1 (6 verses)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the riv...

Psalms 2
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Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 3
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Psalms • Chapter 3 (8 verses)

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Psalms 4
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Psalms • Chapter 4 (8 verses)

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. But know that the Lord h...

Psalms 5
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Psalms • Chapter 5 (12 verses)

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalms 6
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Psalms • Chapter 6 (10 verses)

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

Psalms 7
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Psalms • Chapter 7 (17 verses)

O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalms 8
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Psalms • Chapter 8 (9 verses)

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, th...

Psalms 9
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Psalms • Chapter 9 (20 verses)

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 10
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Psalms • Chapter 10 (18 verses)

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abho...

Psalms 11
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Psalms • Chapter 11 (7 verses)

In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Psalms 12
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Psalms • Chapter 12 (8 verses)

Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud ...

Psalms 13
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Psalms • Chapter 13 (6 verses)

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep ...

Psalms 14
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Psalms • Chapter 14 (7 verses)

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 15
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Psalms • Chapter 15 (5 verses)

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neig...

Psalms 16
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Psalms • Chapter 16 (11 verses)

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Psalms 17
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Psalms • Chapter 17 (15 verses)

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried ...

Psalms 18
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Psalms • Chapter 18 (50 verses)

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from ... Mentions: David .

Psalms 19
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Psalms • Chapter 19 (14 verses)

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Psalms 20
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Psalms • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ; Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 21
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Psalms • Chapter 21 (13 verses)

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold...

Psalms 22
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Psalms • Chapter 22 (31 verses)

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel . Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Bashan .

Scripture Passages (24)

Psalms 45:13 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

Psalms 45:3 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

Psalms 45:15 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.

Psalms 45:11 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Psalms 45:16 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Psalms 45:5 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

Psalms 45:6 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Psalms 45:9 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir .

Psalms 45:10 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;

Psalms 45:2 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Psalms 45:7 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Psalms 45:8 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

Psalms 45:12 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour.

Psalms 45:17 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

Psalms 45:4 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Psalms 45:14 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

Psalms 45:1 (KJV)
Psalms 45 KJV

My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

For it is written in the book of Psalms , Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

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