Psalms 45 · Verse 10

Psalms 45:10

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
Psalms 45:10, King James Version

Psalms 45:10 in other translations

BSBListen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
WEBListen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father’s house.
ASVHearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house:
YLTHearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father's house,
DARBYHearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
BBEO daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind your people, and your father's house;
WebsterHearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thy ear; forget also thy own people, and thy father's house;

What does Psalms 45:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 45:10-11
10-11. She is invited to the union, for forming which she must leave her father's people. She representing, by the form of the allegory, the Church, this address is illustrated by all those scriptures, from Ge 12:1 on, which speak of the people of God as a chosen, separate, and peculiar people. The relation of subjection to her spouse at once accords with the law of marriage, as given in Ge 3:16; 18:12; Ep 5:22; 1Pe 3:5, 6, and the relation of the Church to Christ (Ep 5:24). The love of the husband is intimately connected with the entire devotion to which the bride is exhorted.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Hearken. O daughter, and consider - This is the beginning of the address by the companions of the bride to their mistress; after having, in the preceding verses, addressed the bridegroom; or, rather, given a description of his person, qualities, and magnificence. Suppose the daughter of Pharaoh to be intended, the words import: Thou art now become the spouse of the most magnificent monarch in the universe. To thee he must be all in all. Forget therefore thy own people - the Egyptians, and take the Israelites in their place. Forget also thy father's house; thou art now united to a new family. So shall the king - Solomon, greatly desire thy beauty - thou wilt be, in all respects, pleasing to him. And it is right thou shouldst act so; for he is now become thy lord - thy supreme governor. And worship thou him - submit thyself reverently and affectionately to all his commands. Taken in reference to Christ and the Gospel, this is an address to the Gentiles to forsake their idolatrous customs and connexions, to embrace Christ and his Gospel in the spirit of reverence and obedience, with the promise that, if beautified with the graces of his Spirit, Christ will delight in them, and take them for his peculiar people; which has been done.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 45:10-17
If we desire to share these blessings, we must hearken to Christ's word. We must forget our carnal and sinful attachments and pursuits. He must be our Lord as well as our Saviour; all idols must be thrown away, that we may give him our whole heart. And here is good encouragement, thus to break off from former alliances. The beauty of holiness, both on the church and on particular believers, is, in the sight of Christ, of great price, and very amiable. The work of grace is the workmanship of the Spirit, it is the image of Christ upon the soul, a partaking of the Divine nature. It is clear of all sin, there is none in it, nor any comes from it. There is nothing glorious in the old man or corrupt nature; but in the new man, or work of grace upon the soul, every thing is glorious. The robe of Christ's righteousness, which he has wrought out for his church, the Father imputes unto her, and bestows upon her. None are brought to Christ, but those whom the Father brings. This notes the conversion of souls to him. The robe of righteousness, and garments of salvation, the change of raiment Christ has put upon her. Such as strictly cleave to Christ, loving him in singleness of heart, are companions of the bride, who partake of the very same grace, enjoy the same privileges, and share in one common salvation. These, every one, shall be brought to the King; not one lost or left behind. Instead of the Old Testament church, there shall be a New Testament church, a Gentile church. In the believing hope of our everlasting happiness in the other world, let us always keep up the remembrance of Christ, as our only way thither; and transmit the remembrance of him to succeeding generations, that his name may endure for ever.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 45:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שִׁמְעִי\־shim.'i-listenH8085
בַ֣תvatO daughterH1323
וּ֭רְאִיU.re.'iand seeH7200
וְהַטִּ֣יve.ha.Tiand inclineH5186
אָזְנֵ֑ךְ'a.ze.Nekhear yourH241
וְשִׁכְחִ֥יve.shikh.Chiand forgetH7911
עַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ'a.Mekhpeople yourH5971
וּבֵ֥יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
אָבִֽיךְ\׃'a.Vikhfather yourH1

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Cross references for Psalms 45:10

  • Song of Solomon 2:10-13

    My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Genesis 12:1

    Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

  • Matthew 10:37

    He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Matthew 19:29

    And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17-7:1

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  • Genesis 2:24

    Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

  • Deuteronomy 21:13

    And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:16

    Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

  • Luke 14:26

    If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Deuteronomy 33:9

    Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hearken.
So 2:10-13; Isa 55:1-3; 2Co 6:17,18; 7:1
forget.
Ge 2:24; 12:1; De 21:13; 33:9; Mt 10:37; 19:29; Lu 14:26; 2Co 5:16

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Context

  • Psalms 45:9

    Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

  • Psalms 45:10

    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

  • Psalms 45:11

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

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Psalms 45:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Oye, hija, y mira, é inclina tu oído; y olvida tu pueblo, y la casa de tu padre;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Des filles de rois ont été parmi tes dames d’honneur; la reine est à ta droite, parée d’or d’Ophir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Höre, Tochter, und sieh, und neige dein Ohr; und vergiß deines Volkes und deines Vaters Hauses!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
auferens bella usque ad finem terræ. Arcum conteret, et confringet arma, et scuta comburet igni.