Psalm 45/Notes/Grammar.vv. 4-5.192391
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
v. 5 – Note that the LXX's ἔντεινον most likely reflects the reading of וַהֲדָ֬רְךָ֨ as the imperative וְהֵדְרֵךְ "bend, stretch," though this is always accompanied by either קֶשֶׁת or חֵץ (see Ps 7:13; 11:2, etc.) which is not the case here. It could perhaps be considered elided, as v. 6 begins with חִצֶּ֗יךָ "your arrows."