Psalms 45 · Verse 14

Psalms 45:14

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Psalms 45:14, King James Version

Psalms 45:14 in other translations

BSBIn colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
WEBShe shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
ASVShe shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.
YLTIn divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins--after her--her companions, Are brought to thee.
DARBYShe shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:
BBEShe will come before the king in robes of needlework; the virgins in her train will come before you.
WebsterShe shall be brought to the king in raiment of needle-work: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought to thee.

What does Psalms 45:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 45:14-15
14-15. The progress of the procession is described; according to the usual custom the bride and attendants are conducted to the palace. Some for the words-- in raiment of needlework--propose another rendering, "on variegated (or embroidered) cloths"--that is, in the manner of the East, richly wrought tapestry was spread on the ground, on which the bride walked. As the dress had been already mentioned, this seems to be a probable translation.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 She shall be brought unto the king - When an Asiatic princess is brought to her spouse, she is inclosed in a palakee, and no part of her person is visible. She is attended by her principal friends and companions, who follow the palakee, and the ceremony is accompanied with great rejoicing; and thus they enter into the palace of the king. This part of this parabolical Psalm may refer to the glories of a future state. The Christian Church shall be brought to the King eternal in the great day, adorned with the graces of the Divine Spirit; and thus shall all the redeemed of the Lord enter Into the king's palace - into the everlasting joy of their Lord.

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…

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Psalms 45:14 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.

לִרְקָמוֹת֮lir.ka.mOtto embroidered robesH7553
תּוּבַ֪לtu.Valshe is broughtH2986
לַ֫מֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428
בְּתוּל֣וֹתbe.tu.LotvirginsH1330
אַ֭חֲרֶיהָ'A.cha.rei.habehind herH310
רֵעוֹתֶ֑יהָre.'o.Tei.ha[female] companions herH7464
מ֖וּבָא֣וֹתmu.va.'ot[are] being broughtH935
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhto you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 45:14

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

  • Song of Solomon 8:13

    Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

  • Song of Solomon 6:13

    Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

  • Song of Solomon 2:7

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

  • Song of Solomon 1:3-5

    Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

  • Song of Solomon 6:1

    Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

  • Song of Solomon 6:8

    There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

  • Exodus 28:39

    And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

  • Judges 5:30

    Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

  • John 17:24

    Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

  • Song of Solomon 5:8-9

    I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

  • Revelation 14:1-4

    And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
She.
So 1:4; Joh 17:24; 2Co 11:2
raiment.
Ex 28:39; Jud 5:30
virgins.
So 1:3,5; 2:7; 5:8,9; 6:1,8,13; 8:13; Re 14:1-4

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Context

  • Psalms 45:13

    The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

  • Psalms 45:14

    She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

  • Psalms 45:15

    With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

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Psalms 45:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Con vestidos bordados será llevada al rey; vírgenes en pos de ella: sus compañeras serán traídas á ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La fille du roi est tout gloire, dans l’intérieur du palais; son vêtement est de broderies d’or.
German
Elberfelder 1871
In buntgewirkten Kleidern wird sie zum König geführt werden; Jungfrauen hinter ihr her, ihre Gefährtinnen, werden zu dir gebracht werden.