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Salmos 45

BLIVRE · Chapter 45/150

1Instrução e canção de amor, para o regente; dos filhos de Coré, conforme “os lírios”: Meu coração derrama palavras boas; digo meus versos sobre o Rei; minha língua é pena de um habilidoso escriba.

2Tu és o mais belo dos filhos dos homens; graça foi derramada em teus lábios, por isso Deus te bendisse para sempre.

3Põe tua espada ao redor de tua coxa, ó valente; [com] tua glória e tua honra.

4E [em] tua glória prosperamente cavalga, sobre a palavra da verdade e da justa mansidão; e tua mão direita ensinará coisas temíveis.

5Tuas flechas [são] afiadas no coração dos inimigos do Rei; povos cairão debaixo de ti.

6Deus, teu trono é eterno e dura para sempre; o cetro de teu reino [é] cetro de equidade.

7Tu amas a justiça e odeias a maldade; por isso Deus, o teu Deus te ungiu com azeite de alegria, mais que a teus companheiros.

8Todos as tuas roupas [cheiram] a mirra, aloés e cássia; alegram-te desde os palácios de marfim.

9Filhas de reis estão entre tuas damas de honra; e a rainha está à tua direita, [ornada] com o valioso ouro de Ofir.

10Ouve, filha, e olha, e inclina os teus ouvidos; e esquece-te de teu povo, e da casa de teu pai.

11Então o rei desejará tua beleza; inclina-te a ele, pois ele é teu Senhor.

12E a filha de Tiro, os ricos dentre o povo, suplicarão teu favor com presentes.

13Gloriosa é a filha do Rei dentro [do palácio] ; de fios de ouro é a sua roupa.

14Com roupas bordadas a levarão ao Rei; as virgens atrás dela, suas companheiras, serão trazidas a ti.

15Serão trazidas com alegria e grande satisfação; entrarão no palácio do Rei.

16Em vez de teus pais, serão teus filhos; tu os porás por príncipes sobre toda a terra.

17Farei memória de teu nome em toda geração após geração; por isso os povos te louvarão para todo o sempre.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

A royal psalm celebrating a king's wedding, praising his beauty, strength, and justice, then turning to address the bride, advising her to forget her homeland and honor her new husband.

Explanation

This is a rare 'royal wedding psalm,' likely composed for the marriage of a king of Judah (possibly Solomon) to a foreign princess. The language is rich in sensory detail — perfumes, ivory, gold of Ophir — typical of ancient Near Eastern court poetry. Verse 6 ('thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever') is quoted in Hebrews 1:8-9 as a reference to Christ, showing how a poem originally about a human king came to be read by Christian tradition as pointing to a greater, eternal King. Today's application: the psalm celebrates both the beauty of marital union and the idea of a just reign that serves as an elevated model for any leadership.

Fun facts

  • Verse 6 is quoted in Hebrews 1:8-9 and applied directly to Jesus Christ, making it one of the strongest Old Testament texts used in the New Testament to affirm Christ's divinity.
  • The mention of 'Ophir' (v.9), a legendary source of the finest gold, also appears in accounts of Solomon's riches (1 Kings 9:28) — its exact location (perhaps Arabia, East Africa, or India) is still debated by archaeologists.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Salmos 45:1The poet compares his own tongue to a skilled scribe's quick pen, a way of saying that the words about to come were carefully composed, like a piece of professional writing, not something improvised.
  2. Salmos 45:2It describes the king with praise for his beauty and speech, unusual things to say about a man in the poetry of that era, and ties that grace to God's permanent blessing.
  3. Salmos 45:3The tone shifts to the warrior: it calls the king to gird on his sword, joining military strength to the same glory and majesty just praised.
  4. Salmos 45:4It asks the king to ride out successfully, but for a specific cause: truth, meekness, and righteousness, an unusual combination for a warrior king of that era.
  5. Salmos 45:5It describes the king's military victory with sharp arrows striking the hearts of his enemies, resulting in whole peoples falling under his rule.
  6. Salmos 45:6Here a human king is directly called God, which still puzzles translators today: it may be ceremonial exaggeration of royal language, common for exalting kings in antiquity, or it may be read messianically, as the letter to the Hebrews does in the New Testament.
  7. Salmos 45:7It explains the reason for the anointing: because he loves righteousness and hates wickedness, the king receives an oil of gladness greater than any of his companions, a verse later quoted in Hebrews about Christ.
  8. Salmos 45:8Myrrh, aloes, and cassia were expensive perfumes, used on occasions of the highest honor, like a royal wedding; the scene described is a king's wedding procession, with perfumed garments and ivory-adorned palaces.
  9. Salmos 45:9It describes the royal wedding scene: princesses from other kingdoms among the ladies of honor, and the queen at the king's right hand, dressed in the finest gold there was, from Ophir.
  10. Salmos 45:10The focus shifts to the bride, asking her to leave behind her family and her native people, common advice in marriages that united different kingdoms.
  11. Salmos 45:11It explains the reason for that detachment: the king is now her lord, and it is to him that she must devote all her loyalty and affection.
  12. Salmos 45:12It even describes a foreign nation, Tyre, bringing gifts, showing that the bride's prestige reaches wealthy and powerful people from outside the kingdom.
  13. Salmos 45:13It describes the princess with a beauty that goes beyond her gold clothing: she is called glorious within, not only for her outward appearance.
  14. Salmos 45:14It describes the wedding procession, the bride dressed in embroidered garments being led to the king, accompanied by other young women.
  15. Salmos 45:15The procession scene continues, with genuine joy as the wedding party enters the king's palace.
  16. Salmos 45:16It turns back to address the king, promising that his sons will inherit this position of prominence, becoming princes scattered throughout the earth.
  17. Salmos 45:17The psalm closes with a promise of eternal remembrance: the king's name will be remembered generation after generation, praised by the peoples forever.

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