Psalms 45:11

King James Version 1611 (Original)

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְעִי־בַ֣ת וּ֭רְאִי וְהַטִּ֣י אָזְנֵ֑ךְ וְשִׁכְחִ֥י עַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ וּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיךְ׃

Transliteration

šimʿî-bat and-rəʾî and-haṭṭî your-ʾāznēk and-šikḥî your-ʿammēk and-bêt your-ʾābîk

Grammar Details

• *šimʿî*: Qal imperative, 2nd feminine singular - 'hear/listen'
• *bat*: Feminine singular noun - 'daughter'
• *rəʾî*: Qal imperative, 2nd feminine singular with prefixed waw conjunction - 'and see/look'
• *haṭṭî*: Hiphil imperative, 2nd feminine singular with prefixed waw conjunction - 'and incline/bend'
• *ʾāznēk*: Feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your ear'
• *šikḥî*: Qal imperative, 2nd feminine singular with prefixed waw conjunction - 'and forget'
• *ʿammēk*: Masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your people'
• *bêt*: Masculine singular construct with prefixed waw conjunction - 'and house of'
• *ʾābîk*: Masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your father'

Word Meanings

• *šimʿî*: hear/listen/obey
• *haṭṭî*: incline/bend/stretch out
• *šikḥî*: forget/ignore

Referenced Verses

• Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
• Ps 95:6 : 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
• Song 1:8 : 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
• Song 1:12-16 : 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
• Song 2:2 : 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
• Song 2:14 : 14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
• Song 4:1-5 : 1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
• Song 4:7 : 7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
• Song 4:9-9 : 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
• Song 6:4 : 4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
• Song 7:1-9 : 1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. 5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. 6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! 7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples; 9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. 10 I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.
• Isa 62:4-5 : 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. 5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
• Luke 24:52 : 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
• John 4:21-22 : 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
• John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
• Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
• Rom 14:9 : 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
• Eph 5:26-27 : 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• Phil 2:10-11 : 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
• Ps 45:6 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.