Psalms 45:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Your robes are all fragrant with myrrh, aloes and cassia; from ivory palaces stringed instruments bring you joy.

Berean Standard Bible:

All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

American Standard Version:

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

All thy garments{H899} smell of myrrh{H4753}, and aloes{H174}, and cassia{H7102}, out of the ivory{H8127} palaces{H1964}, whereby{H4482} they have made thee glad{H8055}{H8765)}.

Cross-References (KJV):

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.

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].

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.

2 Corinthians 2:14

  • 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.

2 Corinthians 2:16

  • 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?

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.

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.

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Commentary for Psalms 45:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H899
    There are 190 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֶּגֶד
    Transliteration: beged
    Pronunciation: behg'-ed
    Description: from בָּגַד; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage; apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
  2. Strong's Number: H4753
    There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֹר
    Transliteration: môr
    Pronunciation: more
    Description: or מוֹר; from מָרַר; myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter); myrrh.
  3. Strong's Number: H174
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲהָלִים
    Transliteration: ʼăhâlîym
    Pronunciation: a-haw-leem'
    Description: or (feminine) אֲהָלוֹת (only used thus in the plural); of foreign origin; aloe wood (i.e. sticks); (tree of lign-) aloes.
  4. Strong's Number: H7102
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קְצִיעָה
    Transliteration: qᵉtsîyʻâh
    Pronunciation: kets-ee-aw'
    Description: from קָצַע; cassia (as peeled; plural the bark); cassia.
  5. Strong's Number: H8127
    There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁן
    Transliteration: shên
    Pronunciation: shane
    Description: from שָׁנַן; compare שֶׁנְהַבִּים; a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff; crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.
  6. Strong's Number: H1964
    There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הֵיכָל
    Transliteration: hêykâl
    Pronunciation: hay-kawl'
    Description: probably from יָכֹל (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple; palace, temple.
  7. Strong's Number: H4482
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֵן
    Transliteration: mên
    Pronunciation: mane
    Description: from an unused root meaning to apportion; a part; hence,; a musical chord (as parted into strings); in (the same) (Psalm 68:23), stringed instrument (Psalm 150:4), whereby (Psalm 45:8 (defective plural)).
  8. Strong's Number: H8055
    There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂמַח
    Transliteration: sâmach
    Pronunciation: saw-makh'
    Description: a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.