Psalms 45:16
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
KJV
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.
ASV
תּ֭וּבַלְנָה בִּ/שְׂמָחֹ֣ת וָ/גִ֑יל תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה בְּ/הֵ֣יכַל מֶֽלֶךְ
Hebrew
Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.
YLT
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
גִ֑יל
gyl
verb · 11×
הֵיכַ֣ל
hykl
noun · 79×
יוּבָ֔ל
yvbl
verb · 18×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שִׂמְחָֽה
shmchh
noun · 93×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 16.—Of the Things Pertaining to Christ and the Church, Said Either Openly or Tropically in the 45th Psalm. For whatever direct and manifest prophetic utterances there may be about anything, it is necessary that those which are tropical should be mingled with them; which, chiefly on account of those of slower understanding, thrust upon the more learned the laborious task…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Dan 7:18 — But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
- Isa 49:21 — Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left a
- Isa 53:10 — Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall
- Isa 54:1 — Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wi
- Isa 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- Phil 3:7 — But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
- Ps 22:30 — A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
- Ps 102:18 — This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
- Ps 102:28 — The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
- Ps 113:8 — That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
- Rev 1:6 — And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
- Rev 5:10 — And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
- Rev 20:6 — Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.