Psalm 45:2: “You are fairer than the sons of men; / Grace is poured upon Your lips; / Therefore God has blessed You forever.”

February 20th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional

King David painted a prophetic picture of the Messiah in this pslam, almost 1000 years before He appeared. David stated that the most remarkable and impressive thing about the Messiah would be the words that came from His lips. The New Testament Gospel of Luke records when Jesus spoke in the synagogue of his hometown, Nazareth. Even though the assembly was filled with people who had watched Him grow up as a boy, they were still amazed when He read to them from Isaiah 61, which beautifully predicted His ministry:

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. (Luke 4:18–22)

Here was the Author of life, speaking the words of life, to His creation. He was the only one there who understood what life really was. So much grace poured from His lips that huge crowds followed Him, hanging on His every word. It is no wonder that even Jesus’ enemies said of Him: “No man ever spoke like this Man!” (John 7:46).

“LORD, we look to You today because we know that You alone have the words of eternal life.”

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Psalms 45 KJV

¹ My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of 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 most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

⁴ And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 

⁵ Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

⁶ Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

⁷ Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

⁸ All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, andcassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

⁹ Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

¹⁰ Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

¹¹ So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

¹² And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. 

¹³ The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

¹⁴ She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

¹⁵ With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

¹⁶ Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

¹⁷ I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.