Psalm 45:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Psalm 45:5

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

Thine

Psalm 21:12

Numbers 24:8

Zechariah 9:13

Sharp

People

General references

1 Corinthians 15:25

Bible References

Thine

Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.

For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

Sharp

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him.

People

All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;

And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

General references

For his rule will go on till he has put all those who are against him under his feet.