My Heart Is Stirred by a Noble Theme
Psalms 45:2
In 11 translations
- BSB
- You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
- KJV
- Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
- WEB
- You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
- ASV
- Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
- LSV
- You have been beautified above the sons of men, || Grace has been poured into Your lips, || Therefore God has blessed You for all time.
- YLT
- Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
- DBY
- Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.Elohim
- DRC44:3
- Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
- GNV
- Thou art fayrer then the children of men: grace is powred in thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for euer.
- JPS45:3
- Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured upon thy lips; therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
- LXXE44:3
- Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on thy lips: therefore God has blessed thee for ever.
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Original-language editions
- WLC45:3
- יָפְיָפִ֡יתָ מִבְּנֵ֬י אָדָ֗ם ה֣וּצַק חֵ֭ן בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָ עַל־כֵּ֤ן בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְעוֹלָֽם׃KJV:Ps.45.2
- LXX-Br44:3
- Ὡραῖος κάλλει παρὰ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἐξεχύθη χάρις ἐν χείλεσί σου, διὰ τοῦτο εὐλόγησέ σε ὁ Θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ShoshannimGraceFrogsSolomon, Song ofKorahPreciousness of ChristBlessChrist, the KingPoetry, HebrewSolomon
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 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.
- Song of Songs 5:10–16My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven. His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like…
- Psalms 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- John 7:46“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Song of Songs 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.
- 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.
- Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
- Psalms 72:17–19May 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. Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.…
- Revelation 1:13–18and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. His…
- Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Zechariah 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
- 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.
- Philippians 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus…
- Hebrews 1:3–4The 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…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 45:3 in some Bibles
- 45:2 in most Bibles