Bible Strands
Psalms 45:11
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A court voice addresses a foreign princess at the threshold of her wedding, urging her to leave her own people and submit to the king.
The words — אֲדֹנַיִךְ ('adonāyīkh), "your lord," is the same title used throughout the Old Testament for YHWH; the king is addressed with the language of divine sovereignty.
The thread — Isaiah 54:5 identifies the husband as "your Maker—the LORD of Hosts," and Song of Solomon 4:1 echoes the beauty-desire motif in a marriage context.
Why it lands — The verse ties the king's desire for her beauty directly to his lordship over her; her beauty is not an invitation to negotiation but a reason for bowing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Cross-references
- Psalms 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Isaiah 54:5 For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Song of Solomon 4:1 How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
- Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
- Song of Solomon 1:8 If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
- Luke 24:52 And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- Psalms 45:6 Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.