Psalms 45:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝לֵ֗ב אוֹיְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

Your-ḥiṣṣeykā šənûnîm ʿammîm beneath-you yippəlû in-lēb ʾôyəbê the-melek

Grammar Details

• *ḥiṣṣeykā*: Masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your arrows'
• *šənûnîm*: Qal passive participle, masculine plural - 'sharpened/sharp'
• *ʿammîm*: Masculine plural noun - 'peoples/nations'
• *yippəlû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they will fall'
• *lēb*: Masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition bet - 'in the heart of'
• *ʾôyəbê*: Qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'enemies of'
• *melek*: Masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the king'

Word Meanings

• *šənûnîm*: sharp/sharpened/pointed
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes
• *yippəlû*: they will fall/they collapse
• *ʾôyəbê*: enemies/foes/adversaries

Referenced Verses

• Ps 93:2 : 2 The seat of your power has been from the past; you are eternal.
• Ps 145:13 : 13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your rule is through all generations.
• Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land. 6 In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.
• Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
• Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
• Heb 1:8-9 : 8 But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness. 9 You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.
• Rev 19:11 : 11 And the heaven was open; and I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it was named Certain and True; and he is judging and making war in righteousness.
• John 1:1 : 1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
• Jer 33:15-16 : 15 In those days and at that time, I will let a Branch of righteousness come up for David; and he will be a judge in righteousness in the land. 16 In those days, Judah will have salvation and Jerusalem will be safe: and this is the name which will be given to her: The Lord is our righteousness.
• Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.
• Ps 72:1-9 : 1 <Of Solomon.> Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor. 3 May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness. 4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed. 5 May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations. 6 May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth. 7 In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven. 8 Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. 9 Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust. 10 Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores. 11 Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants. 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need. 14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes. 15 May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day. 16 May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth. 17 May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name. 18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders. 19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it. 20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. <A Psalm. Of Asaph.>
• Ps 89:29 : 29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.
• Ps 89:36-37 : 36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me. 37 It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)
• 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.