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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 45 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. There are some things in this title we have met with already in other psalms; as the direction, "to the chief Musician, for the sons of Korah"; and one of its names, "Maschil". The word "shoshannim", according to Kimchi and Ben Melech,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
My heart is inditing a good matter,.... What is valuable and excellent, concerning the excellency of Christ's person, of his kingdom, of his love to the church, and of the church itself; what is pleasant and delightful, comfortable, useful, and profitable: this his heart was inditing; which shows that it was under the sanctifying influences of the...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
This psalm is an illustrious prophecy of Messiah the Prince: it is all over gospel, and points at him only, as a bridegroom espousing the church to himself and as a king ruling in it and ruling for it. It is probable that our Saviour has reference to this psalm when he compares the kingdom of heaven, more than once, to a nuptial solemnity, the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Sometimes the heart could speak if it could move the tongue; but it is a blessed time with us when, first of all, the heart is fully warmed with love, and then the fire within burns the strings that tie the tongue,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My heart is inditing a good matter: A good instrument — the heart refined and sanctified — a good subject, for, says he: — Psa_45:1. I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: Oh! it is a loyal subject concerning King Jesus. The original has it, “My heart boileth up with a good matter” — bubbleth up — as if each verse of this Psalm...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My heart is inditing a good matter: speak of the things which I have made touching the King: You know what King is referred to here, it is he, of whom the psalmist said, in the 4th verse of the previous Psalm, “Thou art my King, O God.” “I speak of the things which I have made touching the King.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men: The psalmist writes as if he had been actually looking upon him. Faith has a wonderful realizing power; and when the soul is deeply meditative, it seems to be full of eyes: “’Thou art fairer than the children of men.’ Though thou art one of them, yet thou art fairer...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My heart is inditing a good matter: Or, as the margin has it, “My heart boileth or bubbleth up with good matter.” It is said of Origen, one of the ancient fathers of the Church, that whenever he preached, he preached with great earnestness and fervor; but that, when he spoke of Christ, he seemed to be all on fire. So, whenever our hearts speak of...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. My heart. There is no writing like that dictated by the heart. Heartless hymns are insults to heaven. Is inditing a good matter. A good heart will only be content with good thoughts. Where the fountain is good good streams will flow forth. The learned tell us that the word may be read overflows, or as others, boils or bubbles up, denoting...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thou art fairer than the children of men,.... Here begins the psalm, and this is an address to the King Messiah, the subject of it, commending him for his beauty and comeliness; which is not to be understood of his divine beauty or his glory, as the only begotten of the Father, in which he is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. No sooner does he begin to write about Christ than he sees him. A warm heart soon kindles the imagination. The eye of faith is soon opened when once the heart is right. We feel the presence of Christ. We begin to speak of him and to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou art fairer than the children of men: And then he sees him. He does see him by faith; and he speaks, not so much about him, as to him. “Thou art fairer than the children of men.” Oh! it is sweet meditating upon Christ, when Christ himself is present. It is blessed work to speak about Christ when you can speak to Christ at the same time. Thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou art fairer than the children of men: The Hebrew word here is doubled, as much as to say, “Thou art doubly fair; thou art fair, fair; twice fairer than the children of men.” Both in outward appearance — although his visage was so sadly marred while he was here, — and in personal character, our Lord Jesus Christ is “fairer than the children of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. Put thy sword where it will be ready for use; come forth, and let us see thee appear in thy strength, O most Mighty! For this is one of the names of Christ: “I have laid help upon One that is mighty; I have exalted One chosen out...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. The heart never glows with love to Christ unless, in consequence, there is a longing that his kingdom may be extended. It is an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. He loves the fighting Christ — Christ with the sword on his thigh. Oh! but it is sweet to see the Prince of peace — to know that he comes to our heart bearing unspeakably precious blessings; but yet the terrible side of Christ is precious to his saints. They ask him to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And in thy majesty ride prosperously,.... Not literally, as was prophesied of him he should, and as he did, Zechariah 9:9; but mystically and spiritually, either in the chariots of angels up to heaven, Psalms 68:17; or on the white horse of the Gospel, with his bow and arrows after mentioned, conquering and to conquer, Revelation 6:2; and where he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. There are three things that are much put to it in this world, and have a hard time of it; truth, which is beset with error, like the hunted hind pursued by dogs. O God, defend thy truth! O Christ of God, lay...