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At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Kings' daughters <i>were</i> among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Kings’ daughters <i>are</i> among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kings’ daughters are among Your noble women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Kings&#8217 daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Kings’ daughters are among Thy noble ladies; At Thy right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kings’ daughters are among your honored women; the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir, stands at your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kings&#8217 daughters are among your honored women; the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir, stands at your right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Daughters of kings are here, and your bride stands at your right side, wearing a wedding gown trimmed with pure gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Kings' daughters are among thy honourable women: at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Among the women of your court are daughters of kings, and at the right of your throne stands the queen, wearing ornaments of finest gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The king's daughters are among your honorable women; the queen, dressed in gold from Ophir, has taken her place at your right hand."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Kings daughters were among thy honorable women: upon thy right hand stood the queen in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Daughters of kings [are] among Your precious ones, "" A queen has stood at Your right hand, "" In pure gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Daughters of kings are among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />King's daughters among thy beautiful ones: the queen stood at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 44:10>the daughters of kings in your honor. The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold, encircled with diversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess arrayed in Ophir’s gold comes to stand at your right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The king's daughter stands in glory, the queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The daughter of The King stood in glory, and the Queen at your right hand in clothing of gold of Ophir.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />with which kings' daughters have gladdened thee for thine honour: the queen stood by on thy right hand, clothed in vesture wrought with gold, <i>and</i> arrayed in divers colours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/45-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5391" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/45.htm">My Heart is Stirred by a Noble Theme</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">The daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mə·lā·ḵîm (N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">of kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3368.htm" title="3368: bə·yiq·qə·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: Adj-fpc:: 2ms) -- Precious, rare, splendid, weighty. From yaqar; valuable.">are among your honored women;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7694.htm" title="7694: šê·ḡal (N-fs) -- (queen) consort. From shagal; a queen.">the queen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: niṣ·ṣə·ḇāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">stands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: lî·mî·nə·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">at your right hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3800.htm" title="3800: bə·ḵe·ṯem (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Gold. From katham; properly, something carved out, i.e. Ore; hence, gold.">adorned with the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/211.htm" title="211: ’ō·w·p̄îr (N-proper-fs) -- Or pophiyr; and fowphir; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East.">of Ophir.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Revelation 21:9</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8-9</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number, / but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Song of Solomon 3:11</a></span><br />Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-19.htm">1 Kings 2:19</a></span><br />So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17</a></span><br />And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a></span><br />Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10-11</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. / Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3-5</a></span><br />You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God. / No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Kings' daughters were among your honorable women: on your right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.</p><p class="hdg">Kings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Psalm 45:12</a></b></br> And the daughter of Tyre <i>shall be there</i> with a gift; <i>even</i> the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10</a></b></br> The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8,9</a></b></br> There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number… </p><p class="hdg">upon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">1 Kings 2:9,19</a></b></br> Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou <i>art</i> a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood… </p><p class="hdg">queen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Song of Solomon 4:8-11</a></b></br> Come with me from Lebanon, <i>my</i> spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></b></br> He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26,27</a></b></br> That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, … </p><p class="hdg">gold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11</a></b></br> And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a></b></br> Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the <i>gold</i> of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/17-3.htm">Bride</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Honorable</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Honored</a> <a href="/psalms/16-3.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Ladies</a> <a href="/psalms/45-1.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Ophir</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/psalms/24-4.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/psalms/41-12.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Bride</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/45-11.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/psalms/111-3.htm">Honorable</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-18.htm">Honored</a> <a href="/psalms/66-2.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/psalms/47-9.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Ladies</a> <a href="/psalms/72-19.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-12.htm">Ophir</a> <a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/72-1.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/45-1.htm">The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Near Eastern cultures, it was common for kings to have alliances with other nations through marriage, often involving daughters of other kings. This practice is seen in the biblical accounts of Solomon, who had many foreign wives (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-3</a>). The presence of these royal daughters signifies the king's power and influence, as well as the political alliances he has formed. The term "honored women" implies a position of respect and privilege within the court, reflecting the social hierarchy and the importance of lineage and status in ancient times.<p><b>the queen stands at your right hand,</b><br>The right hand is traditionally a place of honor and authority, both in biblical and ancient cultural contexts. In the Bible, the right hand is often associated with strength and favor (<a href="/psalms/110.htm">Psalm 110:1</a>, <a href="/matthew/22-44.htm">Matthew 22:44</a>). The queen's position at the king's right hand signifies her importance and influence within the kingdom. This imagery can also be seen as a type of the church's relationship with Christ, where the church is often depicted as the bride of Christ (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a>). The queen's role here may also reflect the ideal of a supportive and wise partner, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Proverbs 31:10-31</a>, which describes the attributes of a virtuous woman.<p><b>adorned with the gold of Ophir.</b><br>Ophir is mentioned several times in the Bible as a region famous for its fine gold (<a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a>, <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a>). The exact location of Ophir is uncertain, but it is often associated with wealth and luxury. The use of Ophir gold in this context emphasizes the queen's splendor and the prosperity of the kingdom. This imagery of opulence and beauty can be seen as a reflection of the glory and majesty of God's kingdom. In a prophetic sense, it may also point to the future glory of the church, adorned and prepared for Christ (<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2, 21</a>:18-21). The reference to gold highlights the value and purity expected of those in positions of honor and leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_kings.htm">Daughters of Kings</a></b><br>These are royal women, possibly princesses, who are part of the king's court. They symbolize nobility and honor.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/honored_women.htm">Honored Women</a></b><br>This term refers to women of high status and esteem within the royal court, indicating their importance and influence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_queen.htm">The Queen</a></b><br>The queen is a central figure in this verse, standing at the king's right hand, a position of favor and authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_of_ophir.htm">Gold of Ophir</a></b><br>Ophir is a region famous for its fine gold, symbolizing wealth and splendor. The queen's adornment in gold from Ophir signifies her beauty and the richness of her position.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_right_hand.htm">The Right Hand</a></b><br>In biblical terms, the right hand is a place of honor and power, indicating the queen's esteemed position beside the king.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/royal_identity_in_christ.htm">Royal Identity in Christ</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to recognize our identity as part of the royal priesthood, honored and esteemed in God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/position_of_honor.htm">Position of Honor</a></b><br>Just as the queen stands at the king's right hand, we are invited to live in close relationship with Christ, understanding our position of favor and authority in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/adornment_of_righteousness.htm">Adornment of Righteousness</a></b><br>The gold of Ophir symbolizes the spiritual adornment of righteousness and purity that believers are called to wear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_and_leadership.htm">Influence and Leadership</a></b><br>The honored women in the court remind us of the influence and leadership roles that women can hold within the church and society.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_spiritual_wealth.htm">Value of Spiritual Wealth</a></b><br>True wealth is found in spiritual richness and the treasures of God's kingdom, rather than material possessions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ophir's_gold_in_psalm_45_9_proven.htm">Is there any conclusive archaeological proof for the specific “gold of Ophir” mentioned in Psalm 45:9, and, if not, does this cast doubt on the psalm’s accuracy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_confessing_church's_goal.htm">What is Ophir's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_ophir's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Ophir's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_zechariah_9_10's_peace_happen.htm">If Zechariah 9:9 was fulfilled in Jesus' triumphal entry, why didn't the predicted era of peace (v.10) materialize?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Honourable women.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">precious ones, i.e., </span>possibly the favourites of the harem. See <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm" title="For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.">Proverbs 6:26</a>, where this word <span class= "ital">precious </span>is used (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm" title="Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy on him, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 31:20</a>), or there may be an allusion to the costliness and magnificence of the harem rather than to affection for its inmates. Perhaps both senses are combined in the word, and we may compare Shakespeare's<p>"<span class= "ital">The jewels </span>of our father, with washed eyes<p>Cordelia leaves you."<p><span class= "bld">Upon thy right hand.</span>--Comp. <a href="/1_kings/2-19.htm" title="Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.">1Kings 2:19</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Did stand.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">was stationed, </span>referring to the position assigned to the bride when the marriage procession was formed.<p><span class= "bld">In gold of Ophir.</span>--Or, possibly, <span class= "ital">as </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>precious as) <span class= "ital">gold of Ophir, </span>a common use of this particle. For Ophir and its gold see <a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm" title="And they came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.">1Kings 9:28</a>. The LXX. and Vulg. miss the proper name, and read, "clothed in golden vesture and many-coloured." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">King's daughters were</span> (rather, <span class="accented">are</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>among thy honourable women</span>. The marriage scene now begins to open upon us. The bridegroom has been depicted in all his glorious majesty. The bride has now to be brought forward. She comes, accompanied by a train of attendants - "honourable women," or, noble ladies" (Kay), many of whom are "kings' daughters" (comp. <a href="/1_kings/7-3.htm">1 Kings 7:3</a>). It must not be expected that all the details of the scene shall have exact equivalents in the spiritual marriage which it represents. <span class="cmt_word">Upon thy right hand did stand</span> (rather, <span class="accented">stands</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>the</span> <span class="cmt_word">queen in gold of Ophir</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in a vesture richly embroidered with gold thread (comp. <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Exodus 28:5-8</a>). "Gold of Ophir" was known, not merely to David (<a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4</a>), but even to Job (<a href="/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a>). The "right hand" of the king was the place of honour. We find it assigned by Solomon to the queen-mother, Bathsheba (<a href="/1_kings/2-19.htm">1 Kings 2:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/45-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֭לָכִים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are among your honored women;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yiq·qə·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3368.htm">Strong's 3368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Precious, rare, splendid, weighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the queen</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁגַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(šê·ḡal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7694.htm">Strong's 7694: </a> </span><span class="str2">(queen) consort</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stands</span><br /><span class="heb">נִצְּבָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(niṣ·ṣə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at your right hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(lî·mî·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">adorned with the gold</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֶ֣תֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵe·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3800.htm">Strong's 3800: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something carved out, ore, gold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ophir.</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹפִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·p̄îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_211.htm">Strong's 211: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 45:9 Kings' daughters are among your honorable women (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/45-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 45:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 45:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/45-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 45:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 45:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>