Psalm 45:16

Translations

Modern

Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.

Traditional

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Literal

In place of your fathers shall be your sons, whom you shall make to be princes in all the earth.

Latin

Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii; constitues eos principes super omnem terram.

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English

Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.

Notes

Psalms 45:1–17

This psalm celebrates a royal wedding; it might have been sung on many occasions and not just at one wedding. As God’s representative, the king carried the responsibility of dispensing justice and maintaining order in God’s world (see Psalm 2).

Theme notes and profiles

Royal Psalms

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