the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Psalms 45:3
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Mighty warrior, strap your sword at your side.In your majesty and splendor—
Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one, Your splendor and your majesty.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and majesty!
Put on your sword, powerful warrior. Show your glory and majesty.
Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior! Appear in your majestic splendor!
Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!
Strap Your sword on Your thigh, Mighty One, In Your splendor and majesty!
Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one, Your splendor and your majesty.
Gird thy sword vpon thy thigh, O most mightie, to wit, thy worship and thy glory,
Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One,In Your splendor and Your majesty!
Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
Mighty king, glorious ruler, strap on your sword
You are the most handsome of men; gracious speech flows from your lips. For God has blessed you forever.
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour;
Put on your sword, mighty warrior, so impressive in your splendid uniform.
Gird your sword upon your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty.
Buckle on your sword, mighty king; you are glorious and majestic.
Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
Gird Your sword on Your thigh, Mighty One; with Your glory and Your majesty.
Thou art the fayrest amonge the children of me, full of grace are thy lippes, therfore God blesseth the for euer.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
Put on your sword, make it ready at your side, O strong chief, with your glory and power.
Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured upon thy lips;
Gird thy sword vpon thy thigh, O most mightie: with thy glory and thy maiestie.
Girde thee with thy sworde vpon thy thygh O thou most mightie: [that is] with thy glorie and thy maiestie.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, in thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.
Be thou gird with thi swerd; on thi hipe most myytili.
Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, Your glory and your majesty.
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty.
Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic!
Put Your sword on at Your side, O Powerful One, in Your greatness and power that can be seen.
Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and majesty.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, âTis thine honour and thy majesty;
(44-4) Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.
Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your glory and majesty!
Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!
Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!
Contextual Overview
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: 2"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 throne is God's throne, ever and always; The scepter of your royal rule measures right living. You love the right and hate the wrong. And that is why God, your very own God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king from among your dear companions. "Your ozone-drenched garments are fragrant with mountain breeze. Chamber music—from the throne room— makes you want to dance. Kings' daughters are maids in your court, the Bride glittering with golden jewelry. "Now listen, daughter, don't miss a word: forget your country, put your home behind you. Be here—the king is wild for you. Since he's your lord, adore him. Wedding gifts pour in from Tyre; rich guests shower you with presents." (Her wedding dress is dazzling, lined with gold by the weavers; All her dresses and robes are woven with gold. She is led to the king, followed by her virgin companions. A procession of joy and laughter! a grand entrance to the king's palace!) "Set your mind now on sons— don't dote on father and grandfather. You'll set your sons up as princes all over the earth. I'll make you famous for generations; you'll be the talk of the town for a long, long time." 5class="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.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Gird: Isaiah 49:2, Isaiah 63:1-6, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 19:15, Revelation 19:21
O most: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Acts 10:36, Romans 14:9
glory: Psalms 21:5, Psalms 96:6, Psalms 104:1, Psalms 145:5, Psalms 145:12, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 8:1, Jude 1:25
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:14 - armed Exodus 15:3 - a man Deuteronomy 33:29 - the sword Judges 3:16 - upon 2 Samuel 3:1 - between 1 Chronicles 29:11 - majesty Esther 1:4 - excellent Job 40:10 - majesty Psalms 18:35 - right Psalms 24:8 - The Lord strong Psalms 98:1 - his right Song of Solomon 3:8 - all Isaiah 27:1 - with his Jeremiah 50:25 - opened Micah 5:4 - in the majesty Zechariah 1:8 - behold Zechariah 6:13 - bear Zechariah 9:13 - made Zechariah 9:14 - his Zechariah 10:5 - as John 18:36 - My kingdom is 1 Corinthians 15:25 - General Revelation 6:2 - and he that Revelation 19:11 - and in
Cross-References
"Next I'll deal with the family of David and those who live in Jerusalem. I'll pour a spirit of grace and prayer over them. They'll then be able to recognize me as the One they so grievously wounded—that piercing spear-thrust! And they'll weep—oh, how they'll weep! Deep mourning as of a parent grieving the loss of the firstborn child. The lamentation in Jerusalem that day will be massive, as famous as the lamentation over Hadad-Rimmon on the fields of Megiddo: Everyone will weep and grieve, the land and everyone in it: The family of David off by itself and their women off by themselves; The family of Nathan off by itself and their women off by themselves; The family of Levi off by itself and their women off by themselves; The family of Shimei off by itself and their women off by themselves; And all the rest of the families off by themselves and their women off by themselves."
Jesus was quick to comfort them: "Courage! It's me. Don't be afraid." As soon as he climbed into the boat, the wind died down. They were stunned, shaking their heads, wondering what was going on. They didn't understand what he had done at the supper. None of this had yet penetrated their hearts.
Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus. "Master, leave. I'm a sinner and can't handle this holiness. Leave me to myself." When they pulled in that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him. It was the same with James and John, Zebedee's sons, coworkers with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "There is nothing to fear. From now on you'll be fishing for men and women." They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him. One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus he fell down before him in prayer and said, "If you want to, you can cleanse me." Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, "I want to. Be clean." Then and there his skin was smooth, the leprosy gone. Jesus instructed him, "Don't talk about this all over town. Just quietly present your healed self to the priest, along with the offering ordered by Moses. Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done." But the man couldn't keep it to himself, and the word got out. Soon a large crowd of people had gathered to listen and be healed of their ailments. As often as possible Jesus withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer. One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and religion teachers were sitting around. They had come from nearly every village in Galilee and Judea, even as far away as Jerusalem, to be there. The healing power of God was on him. Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus. When they couldn't find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus. Impressed by their bold belief, he said, "Friend, I forgive your sins." That set the religion scholars and Pharisees buzzing. "Who does he think he is? That's blasphemous talk! God and only God can forgive sins." Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, "Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,' or to say ‘Get up and start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both...." He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: "Get up. Take your bedroll and go home." Without a moment's hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, "We've never seen anything like that!" After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, "Come along with me." And he did—walked away from everything and went with him. Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner. The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. "What is he doing eating and drinking with crooks and ‘sinners'?" Jesus heard about it and spoke up, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I'm here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out." They asked him, "John's disciples are well-known for keeping fasts and saying prayers. Also the Pharisees. But you seem to spend most of your time at parties. Why?" Jesus said, "When you're celebrating a wedding, you don't skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to pull in your belt, but this isn't the time. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. When the groom is gone, the fasting can begin. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come! "No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match. And you don't put wine in old, cracked bottles; you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. And no one who has ever tasted fine aged wine prefers unaged wine."
He said, "Who are you, Master?" "I am Jesus, the One you're hunting down. I want you to get up and enter the city. In the city you'll be told what to do next."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty,.... As Christ is, the mighty God, even the Almighty, and which appears by his works of creation and providence; by the redemption of his people; by his care and government of them; by succouring them under all their temptations and afflictions; by strengthening them for every service, duty, and suffering; by pleading their cause, and supplying their wants; by preserving them to his kingdom and glory; by raising them from the dead at the last day, and by introducing them into the possession of the heavenly inheritance. This mighty One is called upon to "gird [on his] sword": by which is meant either the sword of the Spirit, the word of God; which is sharp in convincing of sin, reproving for it, and threatening on account of it, as well as in refuting error and heresy; and a twoedged one, consisting of law and Gospel, and which Christ made use of to great purpose, against Satan in the wilderness, and against the Scribes and Pharisees; and which he will make further use of in the latter day, against the man of sin, and his followers: or else the power of Christ, which, as the Leader and Commander of his people, and the Captain of their salvation, is called upon to exert, by preparing to engage with, and by destroying his and their enemies; and which he did put forth when the year of the redeemed was come, which was the day of vengeance in his heart; when he combated with and destroyed Satan, and spoiled his principalities and powers; when he abolished death itself, and took away sin the sting of it, and the law, the strength of sin; overcame the world, and delivered his people from it, and out of the hand of every enemy. It is added,
with thy glory and thy majesty; which may be connected either with the phrase "and most mighty", and so be expressive of the glory and majesty of Christ, as the mighty God; or with his sword, as an emblem of his authority and majesty as a King, and may denote the glory of his Gospel and of his power; or may point at the end of his girding his sword upon his thigh, which was to show forth the glory of his majesty, or to obtain honour and glory: though the word "gird" may be supplied and repeated, and so make a distinct proposition, "gird with thy glory and thy majesty"; which was done when he was raised from the dead, and had glory given him; was crowned with it, and had the glory put upon him he had with his Father before the world was.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh - That is, Arm or prepare thyself for battle and conquest. The Messiah is introduced here as a conquering king; as about to go forward to subdue the nations to himself; as about to set up a permanent kingdom.
O most mighty - That is, Hero; Warrior; Conqueror.
With thy glory and thy majesty - With the glory and majesty appropriate to thee; or which properly belong to thee. This is at the same time the expression of a wish on the part of the author of the psalm, and a prophetic description. The psalmist desired that he would thus go forth to the conquest of the world; and saw that he would do it. Compare Psalms 45:5-6. It is needless to remark that this is easily and naturally applicable to the Messiah - the Lord Jesus - as going forth for the subjugation of the world to the authority of God. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:25, 1 Corinthians 15:28. See also, in reference to the figure used here, Isaiah 49:2; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 19:15.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 45:3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty — This clause should be translated, O hero, gird thy sword upon thy thigh! This, I think, cannot be spoken of Solomon. He was not a warlike prince: he never did any feats of arms. It has been said he would have been a warrior, if he had had enemies; it might have been so: but the words more properly apply to Christ, who is King of kings, and Lord of lords; whose sword with two edges, proceeding from his mouth, cuts all his adversaries to pieces.
With thy glory and thy majesty. — Be as war-like as thou art glorious and majestic. Solomon's court was splendid, and his person was majestic. These words may be well said of him. But the majesty and glory of Christ are above all: he is higher than all the kings of the earth; and has a name above every name; and at it every knee shall bend, and every tongue confess.
