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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Psalms 45:2
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You are the most handsome of men;grace flows from your lips.Therefore God has blessed you forever.
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
You are more handsome than anyone, and you are an excellent speaker, so God has blessed you forever.
You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
You are fairer than the sons of men; Graciousness is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
You are the most handsome of the sons of mankind; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever.
Thou art fayrer then the children of men: grace is powred in thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for euer.
You are fairer than the sons of men;Grace is poured upon Your lips;Therefore God has blessed You forever.
No one is as handsome as you! Your words are always kind. That is why God will always bless you.
My heart is stirred by a noble theme; I address my verses to the king; My tongue is the pen of an expert scribe.
Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
You are more handsome than anyone, and you say such pleasant things. So God will always bless you.
You are fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever.
You are the most handsome of men; you are an eloquent speaker. God has always blessed you.
You are the most handsome of the sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
You are the fairest of the sons of man; grace has poured into Your lips; on this account God has blessed You forever.
My tonge is ye penne of a ready wryter.
Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king';
Thou art fairer then the children of men: grace is powred into thy lips: therfore God hath blessed thee for euer.
Thou art fayrer then the children of men, full of grace are thy lippes: because the Lorde hath blessed thee for euer.
Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on thy lips: therefore God has blessed thee for ever.
Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Crist, thou art fairer in schap than the sones of men; grace is spred abrood in thi lippis; therfor God blessid thee withouten ende.
You are fairer than the sons of man; Grace is poured into your lips: Therefore God has blessed you forever.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.
You are more beautiful than the children of men. Loving-favor is poured upon Your lips. So God has honored You forever.
You are the most handsome of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.
(44-3) Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever.
Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
"You're the handsomest of men; every word from your lips is sheer grace, and God has blessed you, blessed you so much. Strap your sword to your side, warrior! Accept praise! Accept due honor! Ride majestically! Ride triumphantly! Ride on the side of truth! Ride for the righteous meek! "Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark; you shoot sharp arrows Into enemy hearts; the king's foes lie down in the dust, beaten. "Your throne is God's throne, ever and always; The scepter of your royal rule measures right living. You love the right and hate the wrong. And that is why God, your very own God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king from among your dear companions. "Your ozone-drenched garments are fragrant with mountain breeze. Chamber music—from the throne room— makes you want to dance. Kings' daughters are maids in your court, the Bride glittering with golden jewelry. "Now listen, daughter, don't miss a word: forget your country, put your home behind you. Be here—the king is wild for you. Since he's your lord, adore him. Wedding gifts pour in from Tyre; rich guests shower you with presents." (Her wedding dress is dazzling, lined with gold by the weavers; All her dresses and robes are woven with gold. She is led to the king, followed by her virgin companions. A procession of joy and laughter! a grand entrance to the king's palace!) "Set your mind now on sons— don't dote on father and grandfather. You'll set your sons up as princes all over the earth. I'll make you famous for generations; you'll be the talk of the town for a long, long time."
You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fairer: Song of Solomon 2:3, Song of Solomon 5:10-16, Zechariah 9:17, Matthew 17:2, John 1:14, Colossians 1:15-18, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 1:4, Hebrews 7:26, Revelation 1:13-18
grace: Proverbs 22:11, Isaiah 50:4, Luke 4:22, John 7:46
God: Psalms 21:6, Psalms 72:17-19, Philippians 2:9-11
Reciprocal: Psalms 141:6 - for they Proverbs 5:2 - thy lips Proverbs 15:7 - lips Proverbs 16:21 - the sweetness Song of Solomon 1:16 - thou art Song of Solomon 4:3 - lips Song of Solomon 5:13 - his lips Song of Solomon 5:16 - most Isaiah 33:17 - eyes Isaiah 49:2 - he hath made Matthew 7:28 - the people Luke 1:42 - blessed is Luke 2:40 - the grace Ephesians 4:29 - that which Colossians 1:18 - in all Colossians 4:6 - your
Cross-References
Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.
May the LORD enable each of you to find security in the home of your new husband." And she kissed them as they wept aloud
"Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thou art fairer than the children of men,.... Here begins the psalm, and this is an address to the King Messiah, the subject of it, commending him for his beauty and comeliness; which is not to be understood of his divine beauty or his glory, as the only begotten of the Father, in which he is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person; for this admits of no comparison, nor is the beauty of angels and men to be mentioned with it; but of the beauty of his human nature, both in body and soul, which being the immediate produce of the Holy Spirit, and without sin, and full of wisdom, grace, and holiness, must transcend that of any or all the sons of Adam. They are all deformed by sin; and whatever spiritual beauty there is in any of them, they have it from Christ; they are comely through his comeliness the outward beauty of men is vain and deceitful, and soon perishes; but Christ is ever the same, and he esteemed of by all that know him, as exceeding precious, altogether lovely, and transcendently excellent and glorious. The Hebrew word here used is doubled in its radicals, which denotes the exceeding great fairness and beauty of Christ, especially as Mediator, and as full of grace and truth. It follows,
grace is poured into thy lips; by which is meant the matter of his speech, or the Gospel preached by him; these words of grace, as Kimchi on the text expresses himself; or gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, Luke 4:22. The Gospel of the grace of God was given him to preach; it was put into his mouth, and that in great abundance; it was given at sundry times and in divers manners, and by piecemeal, to the prophets before him; but it was poured into his lips, and he was abundantly qualified for preaching it, by having the Spirit without measure given him; and so was poured out in a graceful manner, with great authority, and as never man before him spake, in doctrines of grace, gracious invitations, precious promises, excellent prayers, and even words of eternal life; see Song of Solomon 5:13;
therefore God hath blessed thee for ever; or, "because e God hath blessed thee for ever"; in his human nature, with the grace of union to the Son of God, and with all the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God; and as Mediator, with all spiritual blessings, with grace and glory for his people. Hence all his comeliness, grace, and gracefulness.
e על-כן "eo quid", Tigurine version; "propterea quod", Musculus, Piscator; "quia", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thou art fairer than the children of men - That is, Thou art more fair and comely than men; thy comeliness is greater than that which is found among men. In other words, Thou art beautiful beyond any human standard or comparison. The language, indeed, would not necessarily imply that he was not a man, but it means that among all who dwell upon the earth there was none to be found that could be compared with him. The Hebrew word rendered “thou art fairer” - יפיפית yāpeyāpiytha - is a very unusual term. It is properly a reduplication of the word meaning “beautiful,” and thus means to be very beautiful. It would be well expressed by the phrase “Beautiful - beautiful - art thou above the children of men.” It is the language of surprise - of a sudden impression of beauty - beauty as it strikes at the first glance - such as the eye had never seen before. The impression here is that produced by the general appearance or aspect of him who is seen as king. Afterward the attention is more particularly directed to the “grace that is poured into his lips.” The language here would well express the emotions often felt by a young convert when he is first made to see the beauty of the character of the Lord Jesus as a Saviour: “Beautiful; beautiful, above all men.”
Grace is poured into thy lips - The word here rendered “is poured” means properly to pour, to pour out as liquids - water, or melted metal: Genesis 28:18; 2 Kings 4:4. The meaning here is, that grace seemed to be spread over his lips; or that this was strikingly manifest on his lips. The word grace means properly favor; and then it is used in the general sense of benignity, kindness, mildness, gentleness, benevolence. The reference here is to his manner of speaking, as corresponding with the beauty of his person, and as that which particularly attracted the attention of the psalmist: the mildness; the gentleness; the kindness; the persuasive eloquence of his words. It is hardly necessary to remark that this, in an eminent degree, was applicable to the Lord Jesus. Thus if is said Luke 4:22, “And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.” So John 7:46 : “Never man spake like this man.” See also Matthew 7:29; Matthew 13:54; Luke 2:47.
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever - In connection with this moral beauty - this beauty of character - God will bless thee to all eternity. Since he has endowed thee with such gifts and graces, he will continue to bless thee, forever. In other words, it is impossible that one who is thus endowed should ever be an object of the divine displeasure.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 45:2. Thou art fairer than the children of men — By whom are these words spoken? As this is a regular epithalamium, we are to consider that the bride and bridegroom have compliments paid them by those called the friends of the bridegroom, and the companions or maids of the bride. But it seems that the whole Psalm, except the first verse, was spoken by those who are called in the title ידידת yedidoth, the beloved maids, or female companions, who begin with his perfections, and then describe hers. And afterwards there is a prophetical declaration concerning his issue. We may, therefore, consider that what is spoken here is spoken by companions of the bride, or what are called yedidoth in the title. It would be unauthenticated to say Solomon was the most beautiful man in the universe; but to the perfections of the Lord Jesus they may be safely applied.
Grace is poured into thy lips — This probably refers to his speech, or the gracious words which he spoke. Solomon was renowned for wisdom, and especially the wisdom of his conversation. The queen of Sheba came from the uttermost parts of the land to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and so far did she find him exceeding all his fame, that she said one half had not been told her: but behold, a greater than Solomon is here. No man ever spoke like this man, his enemies themselves being judges.
God hath blessed thee for ever. — This, I am afraid, could in no sense be ever spoken of Solomon; but of the man Christ Jesus it is strictly true.
