The Meaning of Psalms 45:17 Explained

Psalms 45:17

KJV: I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

YLT: I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!

Darby: I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.

ASV: I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will make thy name  to be remembered  in all  generations:  therefore shall the people  praise  thee for ever  and ever. 

What does Psalms 45:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 45:1-17 - The King's Wedding Song
Though this psalm was probably composed to celebrate Solomon's marriage with Pharaoh's daughter, we must remember that it is distinctly applied to our Lord in Hebrews 1:8. See also Ephesians 5:23; Revelation 19:7. What wonder that the psalmist's heart overflowed! It was bubbling up with good matter! His work was for a King! See Psalms 45:1, R.V., margin.
The Warrior, Psalms 45:2-5. The Word of God rides forth to war, followed by the armies of heaven. See Revelation 19:13. His glory is the Cross; His majesty is in His meekness; His prosperity, in His loyalty to truth. His arrows are tipped with love, and those who fall beneath them die that they may live. The King, Psalms 45:6-8. The oil of gladness is the anointing of the Holy Spirit, which we also may share. See 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27. The Bridegroom, Psalms 45:9-17. Clad in glistening raiment, the Church stands by her Lord, who claims her love and loyalty. But these are not inconsistent claims! By nature she was without beauty or dower; but she has won both in Him. See to it that you are not missing at that wedding-feast! Matthew 7:22-23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 45

1  The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom
10  The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof

What do the individual words in Psalms 45:17 mean?

I will make to be remembered Your name in all generation and generations upon thus the people shall praise You forever and ever
אַזְכִּ֣ירָה שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־ דֹּ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר עַל־ כֵּ֥ן עַמִּ֥ים יְ֝הוֹדֻ֗ךָ לְעֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד

אַזְכִּ֣ירָה  I  will  make  to  be  remembered 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
שִׁ֭מְךָ  Your  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
בְּכָל־  in  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
דֹּ֣ר  generation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.
וָדֹ֑ר  and  generations 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֥ן  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
עַמִּ֥ים  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
יְ֝הוֹדֻ֗ךָ  shall  praise  You 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, second person masculine singular
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
לְעֹלָ֥ם  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
וָעֶֽד  and  ever 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַד  
Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future.