Psalm 45:11

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

Cross-references

Psalm 45:6 Parallel

Psalm 45:6 addresses the king as God — reinforcing why the bride is told to worship him in verse 11.

Psalm 2:12 Parallel

Psalm 2:12 also commands homage to the Son, reinforcing the call to worship the anointed king.

Isaiah 54:5 Parallel

Isaiah 54:5 calls God the husband of Israel — the same marriage imagery where the bride worships her lord.

Isaiah 62:5 Parallel

Isaiah 62:5 compares God's joy over Israel to a bridegroom's joy, directly paralleling the king's desire for the bride in Psalm 45:11.

John 20:28 Prophetic fulfillment

John 20:28 records Thomas confessing Jesus as 'My Lord and my God' — the worship called for here is fulfilled in Christ.

Philippians 2:10 echoes this call: every knee bows to Jesus, the King who is Lord. OT worship of the king prefigures NT worship of Christ.

Song of Solomon 7:10 says 'his desire is toward me,' directly matching the king's desire for the bride's beauty.

Matthew 2:2 Parallel

In Matthew 2:2, the Magi worship the newborn king, fulfilling the psalm's call to bow to the king as Lord.

In Matthew 28:17, the disciples worship the risen Jesus, echoing the psalm's command to bow to the king.

John 9:38 Parallel

In John 9:38, the healed blind man worships Jesus as Lord, directly paralleling the psalm's call to bow to the king.

2 Corinthians 11:2 uses betrothal imagery, presenting the church as a pure bride to Christ, the king/bridegroom of this psalm.

Revelation 19:10 warns against worshiping an angel, contrasting with the psalm's command to worship the king who is God.

Revelation 22:9 similarly forbids angel worship, reinforcing that only the king (God/Christ) deserves the bowing commanded here.