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Psalms 45:1
Psalms 45:1 is verse 1 of Psalms chapter 45, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Or King; here and throughout Psalm 45
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
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Psalms 45:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
3 Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Song of Solomon 1:1This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Song of Solomon 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
Song of Solomon 1:4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers.
Song of Solomon 1:5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
Isaiah 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
Ephesians 5:32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
Job 32:18For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
Job 32:19Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
Job 32:20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Matthew 12:35The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
Psalms 49:3My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
Job 33:3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
Job 34:4Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
Proverbs 8:7For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Psalms 24:8Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Psalms 24:9Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Psalms 24:10Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah
Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Psalms 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
Song of Solomon 1:12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 27:37Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
2 Peter 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.