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Psalms 45:11

and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beauty;   Bride;   Fellowship;   Jesus Continued;   Love;   Solomon;   Women;   Worship;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ, the King;   Excellency and Glory of the Church, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ivory;   Psalms, the Book of;   Shushan;   Solomon's Song;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Marriage;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Babylon, Mystical;   Canticles;   ;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Korah, Korahites;   Messiah;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Psalms;   Sin;   Solomon;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shoshannim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Korah;   Messiah;   Psalms the book of;   Solomon the song of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Marriage;   Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and the king will desire your beauty.Bow down to him, for he is your lord.
Hebrew Names Version
So will the king desire your beauty, Honor him, for he is your lord.
King James Version
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
English Standard Version
and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him.
New Century Version
The king loves your beauty. Because he is your master, you should obey him.
New English Translation
Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him!
Amplified Bible
Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down and honor Him.
New American Standard Bible
Then the King will crave your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.
World English Bible
So will the king desire your beauty, Honor him, for he is your lord.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So shal the King haue pleasure in thy beautie: for he is thy Lord, and reuerence thou him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the King will desire your beauty.Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.
Contemporary English Version
The king is your husband, so do what he desires.
Complete Jewish Bible
Listen, daughter! Think, pay attention! Forget your own people and your father's house,
Darby Translation
And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
Easy-to-Read Version
so that the king will be pleased with your beauty. He will be your new husband, so you must honor him.
George Lamsa Translation
So shall the king greatly desire your beauty; for he is your lord; make obeisance to him.
Good News Translation
Your beauty will make the king desire you; he is your master, so you must obey him.
Lexham English Bible
Let the king desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, therefore bow down to him.
Literal Translation
And the King will desire your beauty, for He is your Lord, and you shall worship Him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Herken (o doughter) considre, & enclyne thine eare: forget thine owne people, & thy fathers house.
American Standard Version
So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.
Bible in Basic English
So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
King James Version (1611)
So shall the king greatly desire thy beautie: for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So shall the kyng haue pleasure in thy beautie: for he is thy Lorde, and worship thou hym.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.
English Revised Version
So shall the king desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng schal coueyte thi fairnesse; for he is thi Lord God, and thei schulen worschipe hym.
Update Bible Version
So will the king desire your beauty; For he is your lord; and you shall reverence him.
Webster's Bible Translation
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he [is] thy lord; and worship thou him.
New King James Version
So the King will greatly desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
New Living Translation
For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
New Life Bible
Then the King will desire your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.
New Revised Standard
and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When the king shall desire thy beauty, Surely, he, is thy lord, then bow down to him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(44-12) And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.
Revised Standard Version
and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;
Young's Literal Translation
And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord -- bow thyself to him,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the King will desire your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

Contextual Overview

10Listen, O daughter, observe and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father's house, 11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.12The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor. 13All glorious is the princess in her chamber, her gown embroidered with gold. 14In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you. 15They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king. 16Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land. 17I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

So shall: Song of Solomon 1:8, Song of Solomon 1:12-16, Song of Solomon 2:2, Song of Solomon 2:14, Song of Solomon 4:1-5, Song of Solomon 4:7, Song of Solomon 4:9, Song of Solomon 4:10, Song of Solomon 6:4, Song of Solomon 7:1-10, Isaiah 62:4, Isaiah 62:5, Zephaniah 3:17, Ephesians 5:26, Ephesians 5:27

Lord: Psalms 45:6, Isaiah 54:5, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, John 20:28, Acts 10:36, Romans 14:9, Philippians 2:10, Philippians 2:11, Philippians 3:8

worship: Psalms 2:12, Psalms 95:6, Luke 24:52, John 4:21, John 4:22, Revelation 5:8-14

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:1 - Get Genesis 24:58 - General Deuteronomy 21:13 - and bewail 1 Samuel 25:42 - Abigail Song of Solomon 2:10 - Rise Song of Solomon 7:6 - General Song of Solomon 7:10 - his Song of Solomon 8:1 - I would Song of Solomon 8:5 - from the Ezekiel 23:4 - they were Daniel 10:11 - greatly beloved Matthew 2:2 - worship Matthew 28:17 - worshipped Mark 2:20 - the bridegroom John 9:38 - Lord 1 Corinthians 1:2 - our Lord 2 Corinthians 11:2 - I have Revelation 7:11 - and worshipped Revelation 19:10 - worship Revelation 22:9 - worship God

Cross-References

Genesis 45:5
And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
Genesis 45:6
For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
Genesis 45:9
Now return quickly to my father and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
Genesis 45:12
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that it is I, Joseph, who am speaking with you.
Genesis 47:6
the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock."
Genesis 47:12
Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father's household with food for their families.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty,.... Which lies in the comeliness or righteousness of Christ put upon her; in the holiness of Christ reckoned to her; in being washed from all sin in the blood of Christ; in the graces of the Spirit being implanted in her, in which the beauty of holiness lies; in the salvation she is interested in, and beautified with; in enjoying the order and ordinance of Christ's house, and in having the presence of God and Christ with her: and this beauty is not natural, nor acquired by her, but what is given her; it is not an outward, but an inward beauty; nor is it fictitious, but real; it is perfect through the comeliness of her Lord upon her; and it is durable as the olive tree: and this is greatly desired by Christ, who delights in her, and to behold her countenance; seeks after her company, and will have her where he is, that she may behold his glory, and he may behold her beauty;

for he [is] thy Lord; not only by creation, but by redemption, and in right of marriage, as well as on account of other relations he stands in to her, as Father, Head, King, and Master; and it is her privilege that he is her Lord, as well as her duty to own the relation; since, though he is a sovereign Lord, he is no tyrannical one, but governs with gentleness, and he has all power to protect her, and all fulness to supply her wants; and on account of his being her Husband, Lord, and Head, he has a right of worship from her, as follows;

and worship thou him; both internally, by the exercise of faith, hope, and love upon him; and externally, by praying to him, praising of him, and attending on all his ordinances, and doing everything in a religious way, in his name, according to his word, and by his authority; and such worship should be in spirit and in truth, in sincerity, and without hypocrisy, in righteousness and true holiness, and with reverence and godly fear.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty - That is, in consequence of your love to him, and your entire devotion of yourself to him. The word “desire” here is equivalent to having pleasure in; as meaning that his affliction would thus be fixed on her. In this way - by forgetting her own home, and devoting herself to him - she would secure his affection. In the married life, mere “beauty” will not secure permanently the love of a husband. The heart, as given to him, and as faithful to him, will alone secure his love. In like manner, it is nothing but sincere affection - true love on the part of the professed friends of the Saviour - the forgetting and forsaking of all else - that will secure his love, or make the church to him an object of desire.

For he is thy Lord - That is, as a husband he sustains this relation to thee; or, this appellation may be given to him. In what sense this is true in respect to a husband, see the notes at 1 Peter 3:6; notes at 1 Corinthians 11:3. In respect to the Saviour, the dominion implied in the word “Lord” is absolute and entire.

And worship thou him - That is, as applicable to a bride, Show him respect, honor, reverence. See the notes at Ephesians 5:33. The word means properly to bow down; then, to show respect, as to a superior; and then, to show proper respect to God, to wit, by worshipping or adoring him. See the notes at Matthew 2:11; see Matthew 8:2; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 15:25; Matthew 18:26; Matthew 28:9; Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:9; compare the notes at Hebrews 1:6.


 
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