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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, is the name of a musical instrument, on which...
John Gill
And the daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift,.... That is, among the honourable women in the king's court and palace: it is a prophecy of the conversion of the Tyrians, and their admission into a Gospel church, state, which had its accomplishment in the times of Christ and his apostles, Mr 7:24; compare with this Psalms 87:4; and though Tyre is only mentioned, it being, as Kimchi on this...
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 solemnity of a royal nuptial, Matt. xxii. 2; xxv. 1....
Charles H. Spurgeon
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; Well, but she is a heathen; she is a trafficker. What does she know about the king of Israel? Ah! but when Israel owns her king — when the Church of Christ delights in Christ, and dotes upon him, she shall have converts in plenty, from the least likely places. Psa_45:12. Even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour. They are...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour. When Christ’s Church really has her Lord in the midst of her, and when she is strong in the power of his might, there will never be any lack of wealth for the carrying on of his cause: “Even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour. The day is coming when the Church of Christ shall be honoured by all men. The merchant princes, who now esteem her as a thing of naught, shall come with their tribute to her, and those who once despised her shall entreat her favor.