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Study Questions for Psalm 45
Psa. 45:0
For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim. A Maskil of
the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
Psa. 45:1
My heart overflows with
a good theme; I address my verses to the King;
My
tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace
is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore
God has blessed You forever.
Psa. 45:3 Gird Your sword
on Your thigh, O Mighty One,
In
Your splendor and Your majesty!
4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,
For the cause of truth and
meekness and righteousness;
Let Your right hand teach You
awesome things.
5 Your arrows are sharp;
The
peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.
1. List the elements of the
introduction to Psalm 45. (0)
2. With what does the psalmist’s
heart overflow? To whom does he address his verses? What metaphor does he use
to describe his tongue? (1)
3. Why has God blessed the King forever? (2)
4. What does the psalmist exhort the King to do?
For what cause will He ride victoriously in His majesty? What teaches Him
awesome things? (3-4) (P) How is Jesus described in Rev
19:15-16?
5. Describe his arrows. What fall under Him?
Where are the King’s arrows? (5) (P) When do the people
fall under the Messiah’s sword? (Rev 16:12-16; 19:11-21)
6. What do you learn about God from Ps 45:1-5?
7. How
could this truth transform your life?
Psa. 45:6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is
the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God,
has anointed You
With
the oil of joy above Your fellows.
8 All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes
and cassia;
Out of ivory palaces
stringed instruments have made You glad.
9 Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands
the queen in gold from Ophir.
1. How is the King addressed? How long will His
throne endure? Describe the scepter of His kingdom. (6) (P) What is promised regarding the Messiah’s throne in the Davidic
covenant? (2 Sam 7:13, 16)
2. Why has the King’s God anointed Him with the
oil of joy above His fellows? (7)
3. Describe His garments.
From where have stringed instruments made Him glad? (8)
4. Who
are among the King’s noble ladies? What stands at the King’s right hand? (9)
5. (P) What other biblical passages reveal the
divinity of the Messiah?
6. What do you learn about God from Ps 45:6-9?
7. How
could this truth transform your life?
Psa. 45:10
Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
Forget your people and your
father’s house;
11 Then the King will desire your beauty.
Because He is your Lord,
bow down to Him.
12 The daughter of Tyre will come with
a gift;
The rich among the people
will seek your favor.
Psa. 45:13
The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14 She will be led to the King in embroidered work;
The virgins, her companions
who follow her,
Will be brought to You.
15 They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;
They will enter into the
King’s palace.
Psa. 45:16
In place of your fathers will
be your sons;
You shall make them princes
in all the earth.
17 I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples will
give You thanks forever and ever.
1.
Why does the psalmist exhort the daughter to give attention and incline
her ear, to
forget her people and her father’s house?
Why should she bow down to Him? (10-11)
2. Who will come with a gift? Who will seek the
daughter’s favor? (12)
3. Who is all glorious within? Describe her
clothing. (13)
4. To whom will the King’s daughter be led? How
is she clothed? Who is brought to Him? How will they be led forth? Where will
they enter? (14-15) (P) Who is described as blessed at
the second return of Jesus at the end of the age? (Rev 19:9)
5. Who will be in place of the King’s fathers?
What will He make them? Why will the peoples give
the King thanks forever and
ever? (16-17)
6. What do you learn about God from Ps 45:10-17?
7. How
could this truth transform your life?
Write a prayer in
response to Ps 45.
TEXT (NASB):
Psa. 45:0 For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
Psa. 45:1 My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my verses to the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
Psa. 45:3 Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One,
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,
For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
Let Your right hand teach You awesome things.
5 Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.
Psa. 45:6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.
8 All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.
9 Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
Psa. 45:10 Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
Forget your people and your father’s house;
11 Then the King will desire your beauty.
Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.
12 The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
Psa. 45:13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14 She will be led to the King in embroidered work;
The virgins, her companions who follow her,
Will be brought to You.
15 They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
Psa. 45:16 In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever.
