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Psalms 45:2
Psalms 45:2 is verse 2 of Psalms chapter 45, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
King James Version
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
World English Bible
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
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Psalms 45:1–4 · 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.
4 In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Song of Solomon 2:3Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Song of Solomon 5:10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
Song of Solomon 5:11His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
Song of Solomon 5:12His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
Song of Solomon 5:14His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.
Song of Solomon 5:15His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Zechariah 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Colossians 1:16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 1:4So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Revelation 1:13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
Revelation 1:14The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
John 7:46“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
Psalms 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
Psalms 72:18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Philippians 2:11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.