Psalms 45 · Verse 8

Psalms 45:8

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Psalms 45:8, King James Version

Psalms 45:8 in other translations

BSBAll your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
WEBAll your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
ASVAll thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
YLTMyrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.
DARBYMyrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
BBEYour robes are full of the smell of all sorts of perfumes and spices; music from the king's ivory houses has made you glad.
WebsterAll thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made thee glad.

What does Psalms 45:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. The king thus inaugurated is now presented as a bridegroom, who appears in garments richly perfumed, brought out from ivory palaces--His royal residence; by which, as indications of the happy bridal occasion, He has been gladdened.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh - The Asiatics are very partial to perfumes; every thing with them is perfumed, and especially their garments. And the ivory palaces mentioned are the wardrobes inlaid with ivory, in which their numerous changes of raiment were deposited. Myrrh and aloes are well known; cassia is probably the bark or wood of the cinnamon tree. These with frankincense, galbanum and other odoriferous drugs, were and are frequently used in the perfumes of the Asiatic nations. Whereby they have made thee glad - Referring to the effect of strong perfumes refreshing and exhilarating the spirits.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 45:6-9

The throne of this almighty King is established for ever. While the Holy Spirit leads Christ's people to look to his cross, he teaches them to see the evil of sin and the beauty of holiness; so that none of them can feel encouragement to continue in sin. The Mediator is God, else he had been neither able to do the Mediator's work, nor fit to wear the Mediator's crown. God the Father, as his God in respect to his…

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Psalms 45:8 in the original Hebrew

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מֹר\־mor-[are] myrrhH4753
וַאֲהָל֣וֹתva.'a.ha.Lotand aloesH174
קְ֭צִיעוֹתKe.tzi.'otcassia<s>H7102
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָbig.do.Tei.khaclothes yourH899
מִֽן\־min-fromH4480
הֵ֥יכְלֵיHeikh.leipalaces ofH1964
שֵׁ֝֗ןShe.nivoryH8127
מִנִּ֥יmi.Nistringed instrumentH4482
שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ\׃si.me.Chu.khathey have made glad youH8055

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Cross references for Psalms 45:8

  • Song of Solomon 1:3

    Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

  • 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

    Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

  • John 19:39

    And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

  • Matthew 2:11

    And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

  • Song of Solomon 4:6

    Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

  • Psalms 16:11

    Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  • Exodus 30:23-24

    Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

  • Song of Solomon 3:6

    Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

  • Song of Solomon 5:5

    I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

  • Amos 3:15

    And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.

  • Hebrews 12:2

    Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
All.
So 1:3,13; 3:6; 4:6,13,14; 5:1,5,13; Mt 2:11; Joh 19:39
2Co 2:14-16
cassia.
Ex 30:23,24
ivory.
15; 1Ki 22:39; Am 3:15; Joh 14:2
whereby.
16:11; Heb 12:2

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Context

  • Psalms 45:7

    Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  • Psalms 45:8

    All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  • Psalms 45:9

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

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Psalms 45:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mirra, áloe, y casia exhalan todos tus vestidos: en estancias de marfil te han recreado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu as aimé la justice, et tu as haï la méchanceté; c’est pourquoi Dieu, ton Dieu, t’a oint d’une huile de joie au-dessus de tes compagnons.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Myrrhen und Aloe, Kassia sind alle deine Kleider; aus Palästen von Elfenbein erfreut dich Saitenspiel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dominus virtutum nobiscum; susceptor noster Deus Jacob.