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{{Overview | |||
|Chapter=45 | |||
|Verse Count=18 | |||
|Memorable Phrase=Royal wedding song | |||
|Memorable Icon=Group 90.png | |||
|Purpose=To celebrate the king (on the occasion of his wedding) for his just and eternal rule. | |||
|Content=The king's throne is forever and ever. The king is attractive, wise, powerful, and righteous. The king is due loyalty from his new bride and honour from foreign nations. The king's descendants will be princes. Therefore, the king's throne is forever and ever! | |||
|Message=God's chosen king and his descendants rule forever with wisdom, righteousness, and joy. | |||
|Author=Anonymous | |||
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>Songs in praise of the king (rather than the deity) are common in the ANE, though rare in the biblical psalms. One example is the Egyptian marriage stele of Rameses II, which presents the marriage as as part of a political alliance following a military victory.</li> | |||
<li> Lips of kindness are associated with wisdom and virtue (Prov 22:1, 11; Ecc 10:12); the ideal ANE king spoke with wisdom.</li> | |||
<li> The ideal ANE king was a warrior.</li> | |||
<li> Ancient royal marriages were often political arrangements between one nation and another. The marriage described in this psalm may have been arranged as part of a political alliance between Isreal/Judah and a neighbouring state (such as Tyre). The NET Bible translates Heb. "your people" (v. 11) as "your homeland" to reflect this situation.</li></ul> | |||
|Background ideas=<ul><li>Songs in praise of the king (rather than the deity) are common in the ANE, though rare in the biblical psalms. One example is the Egyptian marriage stele of Rameses II, which presents the marriage as as part of a political alliance following a military victory.</li><li>Lips of kindness are associated with wisdom and virtue (Prov 22:1, 11; Ecc 10:12); the ideal ANE king spoke with wisdom.</li><li>The ideal ANE king was a warrior.</li><li>Ancient royal marriages were often political arrangements between one nation and another. The marriage described in this psalm may have been arranged as part of a political alliance between Isreal/Judah and a neighbouring state (such as Tyre). The NET Bible translates Heb. "your people" (v. 11) as "your homeland" to reflect this situation.</li></ul> | |||
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|Overview Video=wEiQZSEC8Jc&list=PLnbf64RXbjCl1VWhJ8bvUSlA2ik0IWGjd | |||
|Exegetical Issues Video=xzNaHoJ50i4&list=PLnbf64RXbjCmMAbW2-bE_aDAxSfYf0Mn3 | |||
}} | |||
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|At A Glance=Ps 45 - synth.jpg | |||
|Background Situation=Ps 045 - Story Background.jpg | |||
|Speech Act Summary=Psalm 045 - Speech Act Summary.jpg | |||
|Emotional Analysis Summary=Ps 045 - Emotional summary.jpg | |||
|Repeated Roots Summary=Ps 45 - Repeated Roots 2.jpg | |||
|Story Behind Summary=Ps 045 - Summary Triangle.jpg | |||
|Macrosyntax Summary=Ps 45 - Macrosyntax.jpg | |||
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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
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=Translation= | =Translation= | ||
Click 'Expand' to the right to see our Close-but-Clear translation of Psalm 45. | Click 'Expand' to the right to see our Close-but-Clear translation of Psalm 45. | ||
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:1. For the director. According to “Lilies.” By the Korahites. | :1. For the director. According to “Lilies.” By the Korahites. | ||
:A ''maskil''. An ode. | :A ''maskil''. An ode. | ||
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:18. I shall profess your name in all generations. | :18. I shall profess your name in all generations. | ||
:Therefore peoples will praise you forever and ever. | :Therefore peoples will praise you forever and ever.}} | ||
{{CBC description}} | {{CBC description}} | ||
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=Verse-by-Verse= | =Verse-by-Verse= | ||
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=Exegetical Issues= | =Exegetical Issues= | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 9 January 2025
Purpose: To celebrate the king (on the occasion of his wedding) for his just and eternal rule.
Content: The king's throne is forever and ever. The king is attractive, wise, powerful, and righteous. The king is due loyalty from his new bride and honour from foreign nations. The king's descendants will be princes. Therefore, the king's throne is forever and ever!
Message: God's chosen king and his descendants rule forever with wisdom, righteousness, and joy.
Author: Anonymous
Videos
Overview Video
Poetic Features Video
Video forthcoming
Exegetical Issues Video
Overview
Translation
Click 'Expand' to the right to see our Close-but-Clear translation of Psalm 45.
Verse-by-Verse
Click the link to view all of Psalm 45 Verse-by-Verse, or click on an individual verse below.