Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 45:12

12. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift , even the rich amongst the people shall intreat thy favour.

(i. e.) The people or Citizens of Tyre; as the Daughter of Zion, or Ierusalem, or [illegible: 1+ letters]abel, &c. are put for their Inhabitants, 2 Kings. 19. 21. Psal. 137. 8. Zech. 9 9. He mentioneth the Tyrians; Partly, Because they did give Presents to Solomon, 1 Kings 5. 1. &c. to whom here is a Continued allu[illegible: 1+ letters]ion through the whole Psalm; and Partly, because they among others, and before many others, were to be Converted to Christ, as they were. See Mat. 11. 21. 22. Mark 3. 8. and 7. 24. Act. 21. 3, 4, 5. But they are here put Synecdochically for all the Gentiles, whom that City fitly represents, as being the Mart of the Nations, as she is called, Isa, 23. 3. And being a very Rich and Proud, and therefore a Self-conceited, and a stiff necked People, their Merchants being Princes. Isa. 23. 8. they may in a particular manner represent all those great and proud Princes and stubborn People, of the Gentile-World, which should be subd[illegible: 1+ letters]ed to Christ by the preaching of the Gospel.

Partly, to testifie their Homage, which was done by Gifts or Presents, as appears from 1 Sam. 10. 27. 2. Sam. 8. 2. &c. and Partly, to procure thine, and Consequently thy Husbands Favour, as it here follows.

Of other Nations.

Marginal references: Psal. 72▪ 10.; Heb. thy Face.