Psalms 45:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Princesses are among your honored women, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֹר־וַאֲהָל֣וֹת קְ֭צִיעוֹת כָּל־בִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָ מִֽן־הֵ֥יכְלֵי שֵׁ֝֗ן מִנִּ֥י שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃

Transliteration

mōr-and-ʾăhālôt qəṣîʿôt all-your-bigdōteykā from-hêkəlê šēn from-them śimməḥûkā

Grammar Details

• *mōr*: Masculine singular noun - 'myrrh'
• *ʾăhālôt*: Feminine plural noun with prefixed waw conjunction - 'and aloes'
• *qəṣîʿôt*: Feminine plural noun - 'cassia/cassia-bark'
• *bigdōteykā*: Feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix and prefixed kol - 'all your garments'
• *hêkəlê*: Masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition min - 'from palaces of'
• *šēn*: Masculine singular noun - 'ivory'
• *śimməḥûkā*: Piel perfect, 3rd plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition min - 'from which they have made you glad'

Word Meanings

• *mōr*: myrrh
• *ʾăhālôt*: aloes/aloe wood
• *qəṣîʿôt*: cassia/cassia-bark
• *hêkəlê*: palaces/temples
• *šēn*: ivory/tooth
• *śimməḥûkā*: they make you glad/they have gladdened you

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 2:19 : 19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.
• 1 Kgs 10:11 : 11 (Hiram’s fleet, which carried gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a very large quantity of fine timber and precious gems.
• Job 22:24 : 24 and throw your gold in the dust– your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines–
• Ps 45:13 : 13 The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.
• Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
• Song 4:8-9 : 8 The Wedding Night: Beautiful as Lebanon Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon, from the lions’ dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards. 9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride! You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. 10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice! 11 Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
• Song 6:8-9 : 8 There may be sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and young women without number. 9 But she is unique! My dove, my perfect one! She is the special daughter of her mother, she is the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and complimented her; the queens and concubines praised her:
• Song 7:1 : 1 The Lover to His Beloved:(7:2) How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O nobleman’s daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a master craftsman.
• Isa 49:23 : 23 Kings will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the LORD; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
• Isa 60:10-11 : 10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. 11 Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.
• John 3:29 : 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.
• Eph 5:26-27 : 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, 27 so that he may present the church to himself as glorious– not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
• Rev 19:7 : 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
• Rev 21:2 : 2 And I saw the holy city– the new Jerusalem– descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
• Rev 21:9 : 9 The New Jerusalem Descends Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me, saying,“Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb!”
• Rev 21:24 : 24 The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.
• 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 But now don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death.”