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Psalm 45:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 45 · verse 1
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.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.Psalm 45:1 · King James Version
Psalm 45:1 in context
1My 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.
2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
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Key words (Strong's)
- inditingrâchashto gushH7370 →
- matterdâbâra wordH1697 →
- tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- speakʼâmarto sayH559 →
- readymâhîyrquickH4106 →
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Some make Shoshannim, in the title, to signify an instrument of six strings; others take it in its primitive signification for lilies or roses, which probably were strewed, with other flowers, at nuptial solemnities;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5