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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
Kings' daughters [were] among thy honourable women,.... Or "maids of honour" (n); who filled and adorned the king's court, and made a splendid appearance there, the same with the virgins, the companions of the bride, in Psalms 45:14; and design truly gracious souls, believers in Christ, who are his "precious ones" (o), as the word may be rendered; the excellent in the earth, in whom is all his...
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
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Blessed queen of Christ, — his church. Let us never think little of her. There are some that are always crying up “the church,” “the church,” “the church”; but that is not the true church that tries to take the place of Christ. It is anti-Christ. The true church has her place, however, and...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. No one is so honoured as the one who waits upon the Saviour. They are honourable women that minister to him of their substance, that are often found in his temple, like Anna of old. These are kings’ daughters, every one of them. And, as for his Church as a whole, she is a queen. She takes...
Charles H. Spurgeon
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, — Listen, each one of you who are a part of this matchless bride of Christ, ye who are part of her whom Christ has looked upon with infinite...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: Thy maids of honour, for all those who truly wait on Christ become at once the King’s daughters....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. In the best and purest gold. Every member of the Church of Christ may well say, with Dr. Watts, — “Strangely, my soul, art thou array’d By the great Sacred Three”