Psalms 45:8

“All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, etc.] Either his human nature, as anointed with the oil of gladness, and filled with the graces of the Spirit, signified by the holy anointing oil in the tabernacle, of which the things mentioned were ingredients, (<023023>Exodus 30:23,24); or the garments of salvation and robe of righteousness, wrought out by him for his people, which are well pleasing and acceptable to his Father, and of a sweet smelling savour, being agreeable to his law and justice; and also to himself, as they are put upon his people; (see <220411>Song of Solomon 4:11). And likewise to them who rejoice at being clothed with them, and desire to be found in them:…”

“The king thus inaugurated is now presented as a bridegroom, who appears in garments richly perfumed, brought out from ivory palaces--His royal residence; by which, as indications of the happy bridal occasion, He has been gladdened.”

“All thy garments smell of myrrh - The word “smell” is not in the original. The literal translation would be, “Myrrh, and aloes - cassia - all thy garments;” that is, they were so impregnated with perfumes that these seemed to constitute his very clothing. The mention of the “anointing” in the previous verse may have suggested the idea of these perfumes, as the anointing with a richly perfumed unguent seemed to have spread over, and to have pervaded all his raiment. Compare Psalms 133:2. It was common, however, for Orientals to use much perfumery, particularly on festive occasions. Myrrh - מר môr or מוּר mur - is an article which exudes from a tree found in Arabia, and still more extensively…”

“Myrrh - Wherewith they used to perfume their garments: this may denote those glorious and sweet smelling virtues, which, as they were treasured up in Christ's heart, so did they manifest themselves outwardly, and give forth a grateful smell, in the whole course of his life and actions. Palaces - The king is here supposed to reside in his ivory palaces, and his garments are so fragrant, that they not only perfume the whole palace in which he is; but the sweet favour is perceived by those that pass by them, all which is poetically said, and with allusion to Solomon's glorious garments and palaces. The heavenly mansions, may not unfitly be called ivory palaces, as elsewhere in the same…”

“45:8 Fine spices mixed with oil create distinctive perfumes. • The king’s palaces were wood paneled with ivory inlays (cp. 6:4; Amos 3:15).”

“All: Sol 1:3, Sol 1:13, Sol 3:6, Sol 4:6, Sol 4:13, Sol 4:14, Sol 5:1, Sol 5:5, Sol 5:13; Mat 2:11; Joh 19:39; Co2 2:14-16 cassia: Exo 30:23, Exo 30:24 ivory: Psa 45:15; Kg1 22:39; Amo 3:15; Joh 14:2 whereby: Psa 16:11; Heb 12:2 Psalms 45:9”

“(Heb.: 45:9-10) The song of that which is lovely here reaches the height towards which it aspires from the beginning. It has portrayed the lovely king as a man, as a hero, and as a divine ruler; now it describes him as a bridegroom on the day of his nuptials. The sequence of the thoughts and of the figures corresponds to the history of the future. When Babylon is fallen, and the hero riding upon a white horse, upon whom is inscribed the name "King of kings and Lord of lords," shall have smitten the hostile nations with the sword that goeth out of His mouth, there then follows the marriage of the Lamb, for which the way has been prepared by these avenging victories ( Rev 19:7.). It is this…”