Psalms 45:2

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You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.

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  • Luke 4:22 : 22 All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
  • Ps 21:6 : 6 For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The Servant Perseveres The Sovereign LORD has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
  • John 1:14 : 14 Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory– the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
  • Heb 1:3-4 : 3 The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. 4 Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
  • Rev 1:13-18 : 13 and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest. 14 His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength. 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last, 18 and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive– forever and ever– and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
  • John 7:46 : 46 The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”
  • Phil 2:9-9 : 9 As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth– 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
  • Matt 17:2 : 2 And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
  • Ps 72:17-19 : 17 May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God! 18 The LORD God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things! 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
  • Prov 22:11 : 11 The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.
  • Song 2:3 : 3 The Beloved about Her Lover: Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
  • Song 5:10-16 : 10 The Beloved to the Maidens: My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men. 11 His head is like the purest gold. His hair is curly– black like a raven. 12 His eyes are like doves by streams of water, washed in milk, mounted like jewels. 13 His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh. 14 His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. 15 His legs are like pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars. 16 His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!
  • Col 1:15-18 : 15 The Supremacy of Christ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, 16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created in him– all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers– all things were created through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him. 18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

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