Psalms 45:8

45:8 All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia.

From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

Psalms 64:3

64:3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword;

they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,


tn The words “perfumed with” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “the palaces of ivory.” The phrase “palaces of ivory” refers to palaces that had ivory panels and furniture decorated with ivory inlays. Such decoration with ivory was characteristic of a high level of luxury. See 1 Kgs 22:39 and Amos 3:15.

tn Heb “from the palaces of ivory stringed instrument[s] make you happy.”

tn Heb “who.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

tn Heb “a bitter word.”