Parallel Verses
Amplified
You are fairer than the sons of men;
Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore God has
King James Version
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Holman Bible
grace flows from your lips.
Therefore God has blessed you forever.
International Standard Version
You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
A Conservative Version
Thou are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is poured into thy lips. Therefore God has blessed thee forever.
American Standard Version
Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Bible in Basic English
You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.
Darby Translation
Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wert very beautiful above the sons of man: grace was poured forth by thy lips: for this God praised thee forever.
King James 2000
You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Modern King James verseion
You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured into Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.
NET Bible
You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
New Heart English Bible
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
The Emphasized Bible
Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.
Webster
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
World English Bible
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
Themes
Christ Appearance » His personal appearance figuratively described
Christ » For select reading » Appearance, personal of
Glory of Christ » In the fulness of his grace and truth
Glory of Christ » As the blessed of God
Face » Of Christ » His personal appearance figuratively described
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Excellence and grace
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 45:2
Prayers for Psalm 45:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Royal Wedding Song
1
I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
2
You are fairer than the sons of men;
Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One,
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
Names
Cross References
Luke 4:22
And [as He continued on] they all were speaking well of Him, and were in awe and were wondering about the words of grace which were coming from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
Psalm 21:6
For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;
You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.
Isaiah 50:4
The Lord God has given Me [His
That I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple [as One who is taught].
Psalm 72:17-19
May his name endure forever;
May his name continue as long as the sun;
And let men bless themselves by him;
Let all nations call him blessed.
Proverbs 22:11
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.
Song of Songs 2:3
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
Song of Songs 5:10-16
(The Shulammite Bride)
“My beloved is exquisitely handsome and ruddy,
Outstanding among ten thousand.
Isaiah 61:1
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,
Zechariah 9:17
For how great is God’s goodness and how great is His beauty! And how great [He will make Israel’s] goodliness and [Israel’s] beauty!
Grain and new wine will make the young men and virgins flourish.
Matthew 17:2
And His appearance changed dramatically in their presence; and His face shone [with heavenly glory, clear and bright] like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light.
John 1:14
And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception).
John 7:46
The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”
Philippians 2:9-11
For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
Colossians 1:15-18
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
Hebrews 1:3-4
The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s
Hebrews 7:26
It was fitting for us to have such a High Priest [perfectly adapted to our needs], holy, blameless, unstained [by sin], separated from sinners and exalted higher than the heavens;
Revelation 1:13-18
and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone