Psalms 45:1-3

ASV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.

My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter;
I speak the things which I have made touching the king:
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. ² Thou art fairer than the children of men;
Grace is poured into thy lips:
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. ³ Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one,
Thy glory and thy majesty.

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Psalms 45:1 The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom.
Psalms 45:10 The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof.

(Title.) To the chief.Or, rather, "To the chief musician upon the hexachords, a didactic ode for the sons of Korah, and a song of loves." {Shoshannim} most probably denotes hexachords, or six-stringed instruments, from {shesh,} "six:" hence the Persian {shasta,} a six-stringed lute. This Psalm is supposed by some to be an epithalamium, or nuptial song, on the marriage of Solomon with Pharaoh's daughter; but with what propriety could Solomon be described as fairer than the children of men, a mighty warrior, a victorious conqueror, and a prince whose throne is for ever and ever? A greater than Solomon is here; and the person described is no other than the Messiah, as is acknowledged by many Jewish writers. The Targum on ver. 3 says, "Thy beauty, {malka meshecha,} O King Messiah, is greater than the children of men;" and the Apostle expressly quotes it as such Heb 1:8, 9. It was probably written by David after Nathan's prophetic address 1 Ch 17:27.
Shoshannim.
Psalms 69:1; Psalms 80:1
Maschil. or, of instruction. A song.
Song of Songs 1:1; Song of Songs 1:2-7; Isaiah 5:1; Ephesians 5:32
is inditing. Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up.
Job 32:18-20; Proverbs 16:23; Matthew 12:35
a good.
Psalms 49:3; Job 33:3; Job 34:4; Proverbs 8:6-9
touching.
Psalms 2:6; Psalms 24:7-10; Psalms 110:1; Psalms 110:2; Song of Songs 1:12; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 32:2; Matthew 25:34; Matthew 27:37
tongue.
2 Samuel 23:2; 2 Peter 1:21