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Psalms 45:5
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Your sharpened arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;the peoples fall under you.
Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
Your sharp arrows will enter the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations will be defeated before you.
Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations fall at your feet.
Your arrows are sharp; The peoples (nations) fall under You; Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King's enemies.
Your arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under You; Your arrows are in the heart of the King's enemies.
Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.
Thine arrowes are sharpe to pearce the heart of the Kings enemies: therefore the people shall fall vnder thee.
Your arrows are sharp;The peoples fall under You;Your arrows are in the heart of the King's enemies.
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king's foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
In your majesty, succeed, ride on in the cause of truth, meekness and righteousness. May your right hand teach you awesome things.
Thine arrows are sharp—peoples fall under thee—in the heart of the king's enemies.
Your sharp arrows will go deep into the hearts of your enemies, who will fall to the ground in front of you.
Your arrows are sharp; let them pierce the heart of the kings enemies, and let the people fall under you.
Your arrows are sharp, they pierce the hearts of your enemies; nations fall down at your feet.
Your arrows are sharp; peoples fall under you in the midst of the king's enemies.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; peoples fall under You.
Good lucke haue thou with thine honoure, ryde on with the treuth, mekenesse & rightuousnes: & thy right hode shal teach ye woderfull thinges.
Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; They are in the heart of the king's enemies.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.
And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness;
Thine arrowes are sharpe in the heart of the Kings enemies; whereby the people fall vnder thee.
Thyne arrowes are sharpe: a people the kynges enemies shall submit in heart them selues vnto thee.
Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One, (the nations shall fall under thee) they are in the heart of the king’s enemies.
Thine arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under thee; they are in the heart of the king's enemies.
Thi scharpe arowis schulen falle in to the hertis of the enemyes of the kyng; puplis schulen be vndur thee.
Your arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under you; [They are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
Thy arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; [by which] the people fall under thee.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; The peoples fall under You.
Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies' hearts. The nations fall beneath your feet.
Your arrows are sharp. The people fall under You. Your arrows are in the heart of those who hate the King.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
Thine arrows, are sharp - Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.
(44-6) Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king’s enemies.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
Thine arrows [are] sharp, -- Peoples fall under Thee -- In the heart of the enemies of the king.
class="psalm-title"> A Wedding Song of the Sons of Korah My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the river into words: "You're the handsomest of men; every word from your lips is sheer grace, and God has blessed you, blessed you so much. Strap your sword to your side, warrior! Accept praise! Accept due honor! Ride majestically! Ride triumphantly! Ride on the side of truth! Ride for the righteous meek! "Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark; you shoot sharp arrows Into enemy hearts; the king's foes lie down in the dust, beaten.
Your arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under You; Your arrows are in the heart of the King's enemies.
Contextual Overview
(A special psalm for the people of Korah and for the music leader. To the tune "Lilies." A love song.)
My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the king, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. 2 No one is as handsome as you! Your words are always kind. That is why God will always bless you. 3 Mighty king, glorious ruler, strap on your sword 4 and ride out in splendor! Win victories for truth and mercy and justice. Do fearsome things with your powerful arm. 5 Send your sharp arrows through enemy hearts and make all nations fall at your feet.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Thine: Psalms 21:12, Psalms 38:2, Numbers 24:8, Zechariah 9:13, Zechariah 9:14
sharp: Psalms 2:1-9, Luke 19:42-44, Luke 20:18, Luke 20:19, Acts 2:37, Acts 2:41, Acts 5:33, Acts 7:54
people: Psalms 22:27, Psalms 66:3, Psalms 66:4, Acts 4:4, Acts 5:14, Acts 6:7, Romans 15:18, Romans 15:19
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:42 - make mine 2 Samuel 18:14 - thrust them 2 Samuel 22:15 - arrows Job 6:4 - the arrows Psalms 7:13 - ordaineth Psalms 110:2 - rule Psalms 110:5 - strike Psalms 144:6 - shoot out Isaiah 5:28 - arrows Isaiah 49:2 - made me Jeremiah 50:25 - opened
Cross-References
Since Joseph could no longer control his feelings in front of his servants, he sent them out of the room. When he was alone with his brothers, he told them, "I am Joseph."
Then he cried so loudly that the Egyptians heard him and told about it in the king's palace.
But God sent me on ahead of you to keep your families alive and to save you in this wonderful way.
After all, you weren't really the ones who sent me here—it was God. He made me the highest official in the king's court and placed me over all Egypt.
Now hurry back and tell my father that his son Joseph says, "God has made me ruler of Egypt. Come here as quickly as you can.
You will live near me in the region of Goshen with your children and grandchildren, as well as with your sheep, goats, cattle, and everything else you own.
All of you, including my brother Benjamin, can tell by what I have said that I really am Joseph.
Joseph was still crying as he kissed each of his other brothers. After this, they started talking with Joseph.
When it was told in the palace that Joseph's brothers had come, the king and his officials were happy.
So the king said to Joseph: Tell your brothers to load their donkeys and return to Canaan.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies,.... Meaning either the Jews, who were the implacable enemies of Christ, and who would not have him to reign over them; in the midst of whom were sent his arrows, of the sword, famine, and pestilence, and which were very sharp, and made sad havoc among them, and caused such a time of tribulation as was not before, or has been since, Matthew 24:21; or else the doctrines of the Gospel. The Scriptures are the quiver out of which they are taken; the Gospel is the bow into which they are put, and out of which they are shot; and ministers are the archers that draw the bow at a venture, and shoot them; and which are compared to "arrows" for their swift, sudden, and secret motion, and for their piercing and penetrating power and efficacy: and these are Christ's, which he is the author of, and which he makes use of to good purpose, by striking the hearts of his people with them, who in their state of unregeneracy are enemies to him; which appears by their wicked works, and as they were when he died for them, and reconciled them to God; by means of which arrows fixed in them, and with which their hearts are pricked and wounded, they submit unto him, signified by the next clause:
[whereby] the people fall under thee: acknowledge themselves sinners; fall down at his feet; humbly implore his grace and mercy; submit to his righteousness; depend on him alone for salvation; adore him, and give him the glory of it, as well as become subject to his laws and ordinances. This is to be understood of those who are God's covenant people, whom he has given to Christ, and he has redeemed by his blood; and particularly the Gentiles, who were not a people, but now openly are, in distinction from the Jews, the enemies of the King Messiah.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart ... - literally, âThine arrows are sharp - the people under thee shall fall - in the heart of the enemies of the king.â The process of âthoughtâ in the verse seems to be this: First. The âarrowsâ are seen as sharp or penetrating. Second. The âpeopleâ are seen falling as those arrows are shot forth. Third. It is seen that those who fall are the âenemies of the king,â and that the arrows have pierced the âheart.â The word âsharpâ is applied to the arrows as denoting that they were adapted to âpierce.â Sometimes arrows are blunted, or with a thick head, rather adapted to smite with force than to wound by penetrating. The bow and the arrow were common instruments in ancient wars, and were mainly used by those who went forth to battle in a chariot. Compare 1 Kings 22:34; 2 Kings 9:21-24. As pertaining to the Messiah, the reference here is, of course, to the âtruth,â and to the power of that truth in penetrating the hearts of people. Compare the notes at Hebrews 4:12.
In the heart of the kingâs enemies - That is, the âtruthsâ stated by the Messiah, the conquering king, would penetrate deep into the soul, and slay the sinner, the enemy of the king, that is, of the Messiah. The idea is, that truth would produce an effect in regard to the hopes of the sinner - his self-confidence - his life âasâ a sinner - like that which the arrow does when it penetrates the heart. Compare Romans 7:9 : âFor I was alive without the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.â See also the notes at Romans 7:10-11.
Whereby the people fall under thee - As the effect of the arrows; as the effect of truth. The representation is that of victory. As here represented, it is the victory of truth; a conquest by subjecting people to the authority and reign of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 45:5. Thine 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!
