Psalm 45:11
New International Version
Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.

New Living Translation
For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.

English Standard Version
and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him.

Berean Standard Bible
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

King James Bible
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

New King James Version
So the King will greatly desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, worship Him.

New American Standard Bible
Then the King will crave your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

NASB 1995
Then the King will desire your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

NASB 1977
Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the King will desire your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

Amplified Bible
Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down and honor Him.

Christian Standard Bible
and the king will desire your beauty. Bow down to him, for he is your lord.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and the king will desire your beauty. Bow down to him, for he is your lord.

American Standard Version
So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For the King will be ravished with your beauty; because he is your Lord, worship him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.

Contemporary English Version
The king adores you. He is your master, so do what he desires.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

English Revised Version
So shall the king desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king longs for your beauty. He is your Lord. Worship him.

Good News Translation
Your beauty will make the king desire you; he is your master, so you must obey him.

International Standard Version
and the king will greatly desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, you should bow in respect before him.

JPS Tanakh 1917
So shall the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and do homage unto him.

Literal Standard Version
And the King desires your beauty, | Because He [is] your Lord—bow yourself to Him,

Majority Standard Bible
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

New American Bible
that the king might desire your beauty. He is your lord;

NET Bible
Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him!

New Revised Standard Version
and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;

New Heart English Bible
So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.

Webster's Bible Translation
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy lord; and worship thou him.

World English Bible
So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he is thy lord -- bow thyself to him,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
My Heart is Stirred by a Noble Theme
10Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, 11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord. 12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.…

Cross References
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

1 Peter 3:6
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

Genesis 18:12
So she laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?"

Song of Solomon 7:10
I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.


Treasury of Scripture

So shall the king greatly desire your beauty: for he is your Lord; and worship you him.

So shall

Song of Solomon 1:8,12-16
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents…

Song of Solomon 2:2,14
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters…

Song of Solomon 4:1-5,7,9,10
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead…

lord

Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Isaiah 54:5
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Jeremiah 23:5,6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth…

worship

Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Psalm 95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

Luke 24:52
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

Jump to Previous
Beautiful Beauty Bow Desire Great Greatly Homage Honor Honour Reverence Thyself Worship
Jump to Next
Beautiful Beauty Bow Desire Great Greatly Homage Honor Honour Reverence Thyself Worship
Psalm 45
1. The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom
10. The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof














(11) Worship thou him.--Literally, Bow down or prostrate thyself.

Verse 11. - So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty. Devotion to her Lord will win her his tender regard, and make her other charms and graces please and delight him. For he is thy Lord; i.e. thy Lord and Master, entitled to thy utmost love and obedience, nay, to thy "worship " - therefore, Worship thou him. Worship, in a certain sense, is due from every wife to every husband; but the Church's worship of Christ is worship in the absolutely highest sense (Revelation 5:6-14).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and the king
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

will desire
וְיִתְאָ֣ו (wə·yiṯ·’āw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 183: To incline, desire

your beauty;
יָפְיֵ֑ךְ (yā·p̄ə·yêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 3308: Beauty

bow
וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־ (wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

to him,
לֽוֹ׃ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is your lord.
אֲ֝דֹנַ֗יִךְ (’ă·ḏō·na·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller


Links
Psalm 45:11 NIV
Psalm 45:11 NLT
Psalm 45:11 ESV
Psalm 45:11 NASB
Psalm 45:11 KJV

Psalm 45:11 BibleApps.com
Psalm 45:11 Biblia Paralela
Psalm 45:11 Chinese Bible
Psalm 45:11 French Bible
Psalm 45:11 Catholic Bible

OT Poetry: Psalm 45:11 So the king will desire your beauty (Psalm Ps Psa.)
Psalm 45:10
Top of Page
Top of Page