Psalm 45

The 45th psalm is a psalm of the "sons of Korach". It represents a song for the king's wedding.

classification

According to the 2nd book of Chronicles 20:19, the sons of Korach, to whom the psalm is ascribed in the 1st verse, are probably a family of temple singers. Psalm 45 is the only example of profane poetry in the Psalter. It was composed and sung by a court singer or cult prophet on the occasion of the king's wedding.

construction

• Verses 1–2: Introductory self-introduction by the singer
• Verses 3–10: Description of the king in all his qualities and in his power and wealth
• Verses 11–13: Address of the king's bride
• Verses 14-16: Description of the bride and the bride's procession
• Verses 17–18: The song ends with the promise of a promise to the king and his descendants

Psalm 45 in the New Testament

In the Letter to the Hebrews , verses 7 and 8 are taken up and related to Christ ( Heb 1, 8–9  EU ).

Literary reception

In 1540 Adam Reusner created the poetry Min hertz has good word considered .

Web links

Commons : Psalm 45  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 45 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 45 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 45 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , 2nd edition 1992, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft Stuttgart , pp. 697 and 699
2. ↑ The Bible with Explanations. ISBN 3-7461-0069-0 , 3rd edition 1993, Evangelische Haupt-Bibelgesellschaft , Berlin
3. ↑ The .XLV. Psalm Heb. Eructauit cor meum uerbum. From the Rych Christi.