Psalm 45:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹My heart overflows with a ^[a]goodly theme; I address my psalm to a King. My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.

²You are fairer than the children of men; graciousness is poured upon Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.

³Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty One, in Your glory and Your majesty!

Psalm 45:1 Jesus spoke of what was written of Him “in the Psalms” (see Luke 24:44). This is one such Messianic psalm. However, the capitalization indicating the deity is offered provisionally. The chapter is written against the background of a secular royal wedding. But the New Testament reference to this psalm in Heb. 1:8, 9, where verses 6 and 7 of Psalm 45 are quoted and applied to Christ, makes any other interpretation seem incidental in importance.