Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

New American Standard Bible

You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

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

You are the most handsome of men;
grace flows from 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.

Amplified


You are fairer than the sons of men;
Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

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.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 45:2

References

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Images Psalm 45:2

Prayers for Psalm 45:2

Context Readings

A Royal Wedding Song

1 My heart is overflowing with good news; I speak what I have composed to the king; my tongue is like the pen of an articulate scribe. 2 You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever. 3 Strap your sword to your side, mighty warrior, along with your honor and majesty.


Cross References

Luke 4:22

All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"

Psalm 21:6

Indeed, you have given him eternal blessings; you will make him glad with the joy of your presence.

Isaiah 50:4

"The Lord GOD has given me a learned tongue, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with words. And morning after morning he wakens, and he wakens my ear to listen like those who are being taught.

Psalm 72:17-19

May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.

Proverbs 22:11

Whoever loves purity and gracious speech will gain the king as his friend.

Song of Songs 2:3

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I take delight and sit down, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Song of Songs 5:10-16

My beloved is dazzling, with a dark and healthy complexion, outstanding among ten thousand.

Isaiah 61:1

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;

Zechariah 9:17

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the virgins.

Matthew 17:2

His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

John 1:14

The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son, who is full of grace and truth.

John 7:46

The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like that!"

Philippians 2:9-11

Now lifted up by God to heaven, a name above all others given, this matchless name possessing.

Colossians 1:15-18

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Hebrews 1:3-4

He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty

Hebrews 7:26

We need such a high priest one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

Revelation 1:13-18

Among the lamp stands there was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash around his chest.

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