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Psalm 45:12
The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
10Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father’s house.
11So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.
12The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
13The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
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Tyre’s gift and the rich seeking favor draw attention to the royal bride’s honored place within a wedding celebration that reaches beyond her own people.
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Psalm 22:29All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.Both depict the rich paying respect beyond themselves: they seek the bride’s favor in Psalm 45 and worship in Psalm 22.
Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.Tyre comes to the royal bride, while nations and kings come toward the light described in Isaiah.
1 Kings 5:1Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.Both connect Tyre with a royal occasion: a gift accompanies the wedding scene, and Hiram sends servants after Solomon becomes king.
Job 11:19Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.Both describe favor being sought: the rich entreat the bride’s favor, and Job hears that many will court his favor.
Psalm 68:29Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring presents to you.Both describe gifts brought in honor, with Tyre bringing a wedding gift and kings bringing presents because of God’s temple.
Matthew 2:11They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him …Gifts accompany both arrivals: Tyre comes with a gift, and the visitors offer treasures when they worship the child.
Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your …Both portray people of high standing honoring another: the rich seek favor, while kings and queens bow down and serve.
Psalm 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.Both describe gifts arriving from named places beyond the royal court, with Tyre in one psalm and distant kings in the other.
Isaiah 23:17–18It will happen after the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre. She will return to her wages, and will play the prostitute with all the kingdoms …Both name Tyre in dealings beyond its borders; Isaiah speaks of prostitution and wages, while the psalm describes a gift.
Psalm 87:4I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”Tyre appears in both passages, bringing a gift in Psalm 45 and appearing among peoples who acknowledge God in Psalm 87.
Isaiah 60:10–11“Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you.Both portray honor extending across borders: Tyre brings a gift, while foreigners build walls and their kings serve.
Matthew 15:22Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a …Both include an appeal for favor, though the woman’s plea concerns mercy for her suffering daughter rather than a royal wedding.
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The honor pictured here belongs to the royal wedding. Your life need not match its splendor to appreciate the celebration: even the rich seek the bride’s favor.
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