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Psalm 45:8-9
New English Translation
Psalm 45:8-9
New English Translation
8 All your garments are perfumed with[a] myrrh, aloes, and cassia.
From the luxurious palaces[b] comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.[c]
9 Princesses[d] are among your honored women.[e]
Your bride[f] stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 45:8 tn The words “perfumed with” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Psalm 45:8 tn Heb “the palaces of ivory.” The phrase “palaces of ivory” refers to palaces that had ivory panels and furniture decorated with ivory inlays. Such decoration with ivory was characteristic of a high level of luxury. See 1 Kgs 22:39 and Amos 3:15.
- Psalm 45:8 tn Heb “from the palaces of ivory stringed instrument[s] make you happy.”
- Psalm 45:9 tn Heb “daughters of kings.”
- Psalm 45:9 tn Heb “valuable ones.” The form is feminine plural.
- Psalm 45:9 tn This rare Hebrew noun apparently refers to the king’s bride, who will soon be queen (see Neh 2:6). The Aramaic cognate is used of royal wives in Dan 5:2-3, 23.
- Psalm 45:9 tn Heb “a consort stands at your right hand, gold of Ophir.”sn Gold from Ophir is also mentioned in Isa 13:12 and Job 28:16. The precise location of Ophir is uncertain; Arabia, India, East Africa, and South Africa have all been suggested as options.
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