Psalms 45:5

“And of Zion it shall be said, etc.] The same with the city of God, the church before commended: this and that man was born in her; this and that great man, in opposition to a mean person, in the preceding verse: “or a man and man” f1235; men of all sorts, and of different nations, Jews and Gentiles, and great numbers of them: and the Highest himself shall establish her; the church of God, though founded by him, and laid on a sure foundation, on the Rock of ages, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail, yet is sometimes fluctuating and unsettled; it is tossed with tempests, the persecutions of men, the errors and heresies of false teachers, and the contentions and divisions of its own…”

“The result. people--Whole nations are subdued.”

“Thine arrows are sharp in the heart ... - literally, “Thine arrows are sharp - the people under thee shall fall - in the heart of the enemies of the king.” The process of “thought” in the verse seems to be this: First. The “arrows” are seen as sharp or penetrating. Second. The “people” are seen falling as those arrows are shot forth. Third. It is seen that those who fall are the “enemies of the king,” and that the arrows have pierced the “heart.” The word “sharp” is applied to the arrows as denoting that they were adapted to “pierce.” Sometimes arrows are blunted, or with a thick head, rather adapted to smite with force than to wound by penetrating. The bow and the arrow were common…”

“Arrows - The same with the sword, and this is no other than his word, which is sharp and powerful, and pierceth the hearts of men. The kings - Of thine enemies. Fall - Prostrate at thy feet, after the manner of conquered persons. Psalms 45:6”

“Thine: Psa 21:12, Psa 38:2; Num 24:8; Zac 9:13, Zac 9:14 sharp: Psa 2:1-9; Luk 19:42-44, Luk 20:18, Luk 20:19; Act 2:37, Act 2:41, Act 5:33, Act 7:54 people: Psa 22:27, Psa 66:3, Psa 66:4; Act 4:4, Act 5:14, Act 6:7; Rom 15:18, Rom 15:19 Psalms 45:6”