Psa 45:8 | NETfull | STEP | All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

Psalms 45:8

8 All your garments are perfumed with ^{▼▼ The words “perfumed with” are supplied in the translation for clarification.} myrrh, aloes, and cassia.
From the luxurious palaces ^{▼▼ Heb “the palaces of ivory.” The phrase “palaces of ivory” refers to palaces that had ivory panels and furniture decorated with ivory inlays. Such decoration with ivory was characteristic of a high level of luxury. See 1 Kgs 22:39 and Amos 3:15.} comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy. ^{▼▼ Heb “from the palaces of ivory stringed instrument[s] make you happy.”}