Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shall make rulers in all the earth.
New American Standard Bible
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
King James Version
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
Holman Bible
you will make them princes throughout the land.
International Standard Version
Your sons will take the place of your ancestors, and you will set them up as princes in all the earth.
American Standard Version
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.
Amplified
In place of your fathers will be
You shall make princes in all the land.
Bible in Basic English
Your children will take the place of your fathers; so that you may make them rulers over all the earth.
Darby Translation
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; thou shalt set them for chiefs in all the earth.
King James 2000
Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In place of your fathers will be your sons. You will make them princes in all the land.
Modern King James verseion
Your sons shall be in the place of your fathers; you will make them princes in all the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children, whom thou mayest make princes in all lands.
NET Bible
Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.
New Heart English Bible
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
Instead of thy fathers, be thy sons, Thou shalt make them rulers in all the earth.
Webster
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
World English Bible
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 45:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Royal Wedding Song
15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace. 16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shall make rulers in all the earth. 17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give thee thanks forever and ever.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Revelation 1:6
and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.
Revelation 5:10
And thou made them kings and priests to our God, and they will reign over the earth.
Revelation 20:6
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. On these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will reign with him a thousand years.
Psalm 22:30
A seed shall serve him. It shall be told of LORD to the [next] generation.
Isaiah 49:21-22
Then thou shall say in thy heart, Who has begotten these for me, seeing I have been bereaved of my sons, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? And who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone, these, where were
Isaiah 54:1-5
Sing, O barren, thou who did not bear. Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou who did not travail with child. For more are the sons of the desolate than the sons of the married woman, says LORD.
Isaiah 60:1-5
Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee.
Matthew 19:29
And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.
Mark 10:29-30
And having answered, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of me, and because of the good-news,
Galatians 4:26-27
But the Jerusalem above is free, which is mother of us all.
Philippians 3:7-8
But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.