Psalms 45:3
in Psalms 45Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
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ASV
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
KJV
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
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This verse in Psalms 45
Commentary
4 notes on this verseGird thy sword upon thy thigh. Loving spirits jealous of the Redeemer's glory long to see him putting forth his power to vindicate his own most holy cause. Why should the sword of the Spirit lie still, like a weapon hung up in an armoury; it is sharp and strong, both for cutting and piercing: O that the divine power of Jesus were put forth to use against error. The words before us represent our great King as urged to arm himself for battle, by placing his sword where it is ready for use.
This site's exposition
Strap your sword at your side
on Psalms 45:3-5
Strap your sword at your side goes to a king dressed for war. He rides out for truth and humility and justice, and his arrows pierce the hearts of his foes. Henry notes the humility stands beside a drawn sword.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The word of God is the sword of the Spirit. By the promises of that word, and the grace contained in those promises, souls are made willing to submit to Jesus Christ and become his loyal subjects; by the threatenings of that word, and the judgments executed according to them, those that stand it out against Christ will, in due time, be brought down and ruined.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3292: “The Almighty Warrior” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
on Psalms 45:3-5
[Another Sermon by Mr. Spurgeon, upon verse five, is #3039, Volume 53—THE KING'S SHARP ARROWS.] THIS Psalm has been thought by some to be a marriage song for Solomon on the occasion of his wedding with the daughter of Pharaoh. It may be so, though I should be very loath to believe it. But even if that should be true, we will find in the Psalm a distinct reference to the Lord Jesus Christ, and to His marriage union with His Church.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֲגֽוֹר־ | chagoyr- | gird | H2296 → | 44 times |
| חַרְבְּךָ֣ | charbekha | sword your | H2719 → | 413 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָרֵ֣ךְ | yarekh | a thigh | H3409 → | |
| גִּבּ֑וֹר | gibor | O mighty [one] | H1368 → | 158 times |
| ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ | hodkha | splendor your | H1935 → | 24 times |
| וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃ | vahadarekha | and majesty your | H1926 → | 30 times |
חֲגֽוֹר־gird
chagoyr-H2296 →44 times
חַרְבְּךָ֣sword your
charbekhaH2719 →413 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יָרֵ֣ךְa thigh
yarekhH3409 →
גִּבּ֑וֹרO mighty [one]
giborH1368 →158 times
ה֝וֹדְךָ֗splendor your
hodkhaH1935 →24 times
וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃and majesty your
vahadarekhaH1926 →30 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:29
“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
- Isaiah 55:11
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
- Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- Psalms 119:130
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
- 1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
- Jeremiah 23:29
Through
Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
it leads to
- Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 2:12
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 4:12
Through
Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…
it leads to
- Revelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 1:16
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Psalms
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3292: “The Almighty Warrior” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.