Psalm 45:1 For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. (NASB ©1995)Ezra 7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all he requested because the hand of the LORD his God was upon him. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.1-9 The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom 10-17 The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof (Title.) To the chief. Or, rather, `To the chief musician upon the hexachords, a didactic ode for the sons of Korah, and a song of loves.' Shoshannim most probably denotes hexachords, or six stringed instruments, from shesh, `six:' hence the Persian shasta, a six stringed lute. This Psalm is supposed to be an epithalamium, or nuptial song, on the marriage of Solomon with Pharaoh's daughter; but with what propriety could Solomon be described as fairer than the children of men, a mighty warrior, a victorious conqueror, and a prince whose throne is for ever and ever! A greater than Solomon is here; and the person described is no other than the Messiah, as is acknowledged by many Jewish writers. The Targum on ver 3. says, `Thy beauty, malka meshecha, O King Messiah, is greater than the children of men:' and the Apostle expressly quotes it as such He. 1:8,9. It was probably written by David after Nathan's prophetic address 1Ch 17:27 Shoshannim Ps 69:1 80:1 Maschil. or, of instruction
A song So 1:1,2 Isa 5:1 Eph 5:32 is inditing [heb.] boileth, of bubbleth up Job 32:18-20 Pr 16:23 Mt 12:35 a good Ps 49:3 Job 33:3 34:4 Pr 8:6-9 touching Ps 2:6 24:7-10 110:1,2 So 1:12 Isa 32:1,2 Mt 25:34 27:37 tongue 2Sa 23:2 2Pe 1:21 Concordance Entries 2 45 Beloved Chief Choirmaster Composed Contemplation Flowing Forth Goodly Gt Heart Indited Inditing Instruction Korah Leader Lilies Love Loves Lt Maschil Maskil Matter Music Musician Music-maker Noble Overfloweth Overflows Overseer Pen Psalm Ready Recite Scribe Shoshannim Skillful Song Sons Speak Speedy Stirred Telling Theme Tongue Touching Tune Verses Wedding Welling Works Writer Jump to Previous Occurrence Chief Choirmaster Contemplation Good Goodly Heart Korah Lilies Love Maskil Matter Musician Noble Overflows Pen Psalm Recite Skillful Song Speak Theme Tongue Wedding Writer Jump to Next Occurrence Chief Choirmaster Contemplation Good Goodly Heart Korah Lilies Love Maskil Matter Musician Noble Overflows Pen Psalm Recite Skillful Song Speak Theme Tongue Wedding Writer New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
