Skip to main content

Psalms 45:2

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

KJV

Deus noster refugium et virtus ; adjutor in tribulationibus quæ invenerunt nos nimis.

Vulgate

Ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν καταφυγὴ καὶ δύναμις, βοηθὸς ἐν θλίψεσιν ταῖς εὑρούσαις ἡμᾶς σφόδρα.

LXX

Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

ASV

רָ֘חַ֤שׁ לִבִּ֨/י דָּ֘בָ֤ר ט֗וֹב אֹמֵ֣ר אָ֭נִי מַעֲשַׂ֣/י לְ/מֶ֑לֶךְ לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗/י עֵ֤ט סוֹפֵ֬ר מָהִֽיר

Hebrew

Open in reader with connections →

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 591×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
noun · 116×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
m'shh
noun · 234×
מָהִיר֙
mhyr
adjective · 4×
סֹּפֵ֔ר
spr
verb · 161×
עֵ֖ט
't
noun · 4×
רָ֘חַ֤שׁ
rchsh
verb · 1×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

'My heart overflows with a good word; I speak my works to the King.' See Ps. xlv. 1. This good word is the Word, Christ Himself, for He is the Good Word of the Father. And in this Psalm the prophet speaks of the marriage of the King, which is the union of Christ with His Church. 'Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into Thy lips.' See Ps. xlv. 2. Of whom i…

Cross-references

  • Col 1:15 — Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
  • Col 4:6 — Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
  • Eph 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
  • Heb 1:3 — Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
  • Heb 7:26 — For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
  • Isa 49:2 — And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
  • Isa 50:4 — The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned
  • Isa 50:4 — The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned
  • Isa 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th
  • John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 7:46 — The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
  • Luke 2:40 — And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
  • Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
  • Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
  • Matt 7:28 — And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
  • Matt 17:2 — And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
  • Phil 2:9 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
  • Prov 5:2 — That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
  • Prov 22:11 — He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
  • Ps 21:6 — For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
  • Ps 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
  • Rev 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
  • Song 1:16 — Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
  • Song 2:3 — As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
  • Song 5:10 — My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
  • Song 5:10 — My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
  • Song 5:16 — His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  • Zech 9:17 — For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
  • Zech 9:17 — For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.