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Psalm 45

Psa. 45:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou art fairer
yaphah (Hebrew #3302)
properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
KJV usage: be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.
Pronounce: yaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
n than the children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of men
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
: grace
chen (Hebrew #2580)
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
KJV usage: favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
Pronounce: khane
Origin: from 2603
o is poured
yatsaq (Hebrew #3332)
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
KJV usage: cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
Pronounce: yaw-tsak'
Origin: a primitive root
into thy lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
: therefore God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
hath blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
thee for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
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Song of Sol. 5:9‑15• 9What is thy beloved more than another beloved, Thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so charge us?
 10My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.
 11His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;
 12His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;
 13His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
 14His hands gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is bright ivory, overlaid with sapphires;
 15His legs, pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: His bearing as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars; (Song of Sol. 5:9‑15)
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Luke 4:22• 22And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph? (Luke 4:22)

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fairer.
Song of Sol. 2:3• 3As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste. (Song of Sol. 2:3)
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Song of Sol. 5:10‑16• 10My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.
 11His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;
 12His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;
 13His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
 14His hands gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is bright ivory, overlaid with sapphires;
 15His legs, pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: His bearing as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars;
 16His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, yea, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. (Song of Sol. 5:10‑16)
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Zech. 9:17• 17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens. (Zech. 9:17)
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Matt. 17:2• 2And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light; (Matt. 17:2)
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John 1:14• 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:14)
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Col. 1:15‑18• 15who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
 16because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.
 17And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
 18And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is the beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things: (Col. 1:15‑18)
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Heb. 1:3‑4• 3who being the effulgence of his glory and the expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,
 4taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they. (Heb. 1:3‑4)
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Heb. 7:26• 26For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens: (Heb. 7:26)
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Rev. 1:13‑18• 13and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:
 14his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
 15and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
 16and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
 17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:13‑18)
grace.
Prov. 22:11• 11He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend. (Prov. 22:11)
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Isa. 50:4• 4The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of the instructed, that I should know how to succour by a word him that is weary. He wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the instructed. (Isa. 50:4)
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Luke 4:22• 22And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph? (Luke 4:22)
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John 7:46• 46The officers answered, Never man spoke thus, as this man speaks. (John 7:46)
God.
Psa. 21:6• 6For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance. (Psa. 21:6)
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Psa. 72:17‑19• 17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
 18Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
 19And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen. (Psa. 72:17‑19)
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Phil. 2:9‑11• 9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,
 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal beings,
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to God the Father's glory. (Phil. 2:9‑11)
• The psalmist, addressing the Beloved, and voicing the feelings of the earthly bride, can say, “Thou art fairer than the children of men.” The King surpasses all others in beauty and moral excellence. (“Psalms 45” by H. Smith)
• The grace of His words is the outcome of the love of His heart. (“Psalms 45” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.