Psalms 45:3 · KJV
“Gird thy sword upon {thy} thigh, O {most} mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.”
— Psalms 45:3
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness {and} righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. {ride...: Heb. prosper thou, ride thou}
Psalms 45 — Context
[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] 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. {Maschil: or, of instruction} {is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up}
2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3Gird thy sword upon {thy} thigh, O {most} mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness {and} righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. {ride...: Heb. prosper thou, ride thou}
5Thine arrows {are} sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; {whereby} the people fall under thee.
Cross References
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God {is} quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and {is} a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Isaiah 49:2
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Revelation 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance {was} as the sun shineth in his strength.
Revelation 19:15
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Isaiah 63:1-6
Who {is} this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this {that is} glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. {glorious: Heb. decked}
Psalms 21:5
His glory {is} great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Psalms 96:6
Honour and majesty {are} before him: strength and beauty {are} in his sanctuary.
Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.