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➤ Christ, Master of All Rulers
—(Colossians).“In Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9). As we think about the fullness of Christ’s divinity, we must infer his absolute sovereignty. Thus Paul, in the next sentence, says that Christ “is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians 2:10). All rulers of all three realms are subject to Christ. Includes “A Master in Heaven.”
It is our responsibility to pray that the leaders over us to reflect the character of God.
And, according to God’s design, the King over his people was intended to be a reflection of God, the King. That’s what Psalm 45:7 is all about, so there’s much we can think about when it comes to Old Testament history and how Kings did, or most often did not reflect the character of God. But then the Psalm is, I think about application, certainly causes me to think of how God has set up many leaders in the world to be a reflection of his character, and how we need to pray for leaders toward that end. I certainly need to pray for pastors toward that end. Pastors are intended to be a reflection, as shepherds of the flock of the Chief Shepherd, are intended to be reflection of the character of God.
As a pastor, I would certainly ask those who I have the humbling privilege to shepherd in the church, I would ask them to pray for me that I would be a reflection of God’s character in the way I teach his word and the way I love them. And, certainly not just for me, but for every other pastor in our church and every pastor in any church. So, I would encourage you to pray for pastors that they would be a reflection of God’s character and pray specifically for them toward that end. Then, even to think about how God has set up leaders in government. So, one of the unique things that we see in the Old Testament is certainly the King as a leader of government, as an anointed ruler over God’s people.
Psalm 45:7 Reminds Us That God Can Make a Leader Great
Now, the picture is very different in the world today, but we do all long don’t we, leaders in countries or leaders in companies, leaders in any realms, fear, who reflect the character of God? So, to pray for those who lead us in a country, to pray for those who lead us in our work, that they would be just and merciful. They would have integrity and uprightness, that they would lead others for their good. So, this is something the Bible calls us to in different ways over and over again, to pray for leaders that they would lead well. So, can we just do that right now? God, we know, based on Psalm 45:7, that a leader’s ability to lead is dependent upon your grace.
When you say, when you inspire these words that say about the King, God has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions. God, we want to be led by people who are looking to your grace, who are filled with your grace, who are a reflection of your grace, a reflection of your character. So, we pray for different leaders in our lives. God, we pray for pastors in your church, that they would be a reflection of your character, of your goodness, of your love, of your wisdom, of your mercy, your strength of your joy, of your compassion, of your gentleness and your faithfulness and your kindness.
Prayer For Our Leaders
God, we pray for Pastor Steven. As I pray for myself in all these ways. God, I pray for every other pastor. We pray for specific pastors in our local churches. God, please help them to be a reflection of you, lord Jesus, the Chief Shepherd of the church. God, we pray for other leaders. So God we pray for President Joe Biden in the United States. God, we pray that he would lead as a reflection of your character, your justice, your wisdom, your goodness. God, please, we pray for your mercy upon him that he might lead well. And God, we pray for other leaders in government at different levels, governors and senators and congressmen and congresswomen and judges, and this is just in my country.
Oh, God, we pray for leaders in other countries to lead well. God, we pray for prime ministers and presidents and Kings and Queens and different leaders around the world. God, as we think about different countries, we pray that you would help us to faithfully pray for their leaders. Lord God, we pray for leaders in companies. We pray for bosses and CEOs and whoever else you’ve put in positions of authority, God than they would wield that authority well and wisely and graciously for the good of those they lead. God, even as we are praying this right now, help us to think about specific leaders in each of our lives and to pray for them that your grace would be upon them. And God for any, all of us who are in leadership positions, God, we pray, please help us to be a reflection of your character.
God Is the Ultimate Leader
God, we are so thankful that you are the ultimate leader and you are perfectly good and perfectly righteous and perfectly just and perfectly merciful and gentle and kind. Lord God, we are so thankful that you are our leader, that we ultimately are led by you. So, we gladly submit to you today. Jesus, we praise you as the perfect leader. We pray that you’d help us to be a reflection of you in our lives. We pray that you would shower your grace upon those who lead us, even as we keep our eyes fixed on you, and we praise you as the Lord and King and leader of our lives now and forever. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
A. The Glory of the King.
1. (1) Ready to write this psalm.
My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
a. My heart is overflowing with a good theme: The tone of this psalm is a good theme. There is a sense of joy and celebration throughout the psalm. Yet these words also hint that the psalmist had a sense of inspiration in writing this, as if the good theme flowed up within him.
i. “The language in this verse is so unusual that some commentators believe the poet is claiming special inspiration.” (Boice)
ii. “It is a sad thing when the heart is cold with a good matter, and worse when it is warm with a bad matter, but incomparably well when a warm heart and a good matter meet together.” (Spurgeon)
b. I recite my composition concerning the King: The idea is either that this psalm is about the King or it is to the King. It celebrates a royal wedding, but there is no firm place to connect it to a specific king in the royal House of David. Many older commentators regard the wedding as Solomon’s to the Princess of Egypt, but this is not certain.
i. At the same time, the text of the psalm itself and the way the New Testament quotes this psalm require us to regard its general tone and many of its specific lines to speak of the ultimate King, Jesus the Messiah.
ii. “By its language and its title, ‘a love song’ the psalm comes as clearly into the category of literal wedding verse…yet speaks undoubtedly of Christ. It is proof enough that the one level of meaning need not exclude the other. But Ephesians 5:32 [and following] puts the matter beyond doubt.” (Kidner)
iii. “We are to assume, then, that the poet is writing of a specific Jewish king, whose identity is unknown, but that he is also looking ahead and upward to that ideal promised King whose perfect and eternal reign was foreshadowed by the Jewish monarchy.” (Boice)
iv. Maclaren noted that in the original it is concerning a King, without the specific article the. “The absence of the definite article suggesting that the office is more prominent than the person.”
2. (2-5) The beauty, majesty, and might of the bridegroom King.
You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
With Your glory and Your majesty.
And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
The peoples fall under You.
a. You are fairer than the sons of men: This begins a poetic and powerful description of the King, praising and exalting Him both for who He is and what He does. The psalmist begins by simply noting the beauty of the King, saying He is more beautiful (fairer) than all others.
i. “This monarch is fairer than the sons of men. The note of superhuman excellence is struck at the outset.” (Maclaren)
ii. We believe the emphasis here is on the character of the Messiah, on the beauty of His nature and personality. Isaiah 53:2 says that the Messiah was not remarkable for His physical appearance or beauty. Fulfilled in Jesus Christ, we can say there was never a more beautiful human being than Jesus of Nazareth.
iii. “His soul was like a rich pearl in a rough shell; like the tabernacle, goat’s hair without, but gold within.” (Trapp)
b. Grace is poured upon Your lips: The beauty of the King extends to His words, which are filled with grace. His grace-blessed lips speak grace-filled words.
i. This was marvelously true of Jesus Christ. In His early years it was said, So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth.(Luke 4:22) Even the opponents of Jesus said, No man ever spoke like this Man!(John 7:46)
ii. “His word instructed the ignorant, resolved the doubtful, comforted the mourners, reclaimed the wicked, silenced his adversaries, healed diseases, controlled the elements, and raised the dead.” (Horne)
c. Therefore God has blessed You forever: In the beauty of His character and the graciousness of His words, the King enjoys the blessing of God, and enjoys it forever.
i. The phrase, “Therefore God” also suggests that there is an aspect or dimension to deity that is not encompassed in the King spoken of in this psalm. There is an aspect or dimension of God that deals with Him and blesses Him.
d. Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One: The King is beautiful in character and speaks grace-filled words, but is nothing like a soft or effeminate man. This King is a man of war, a Mighty One armed with a sword.
i. The phrasing of this psalm is likely the source of some of the phrasing of John’s description of Jesus returning in triumph in Revelation 19:11-16.
ii. O Mighty One: “A title well-deserved, and not given from empty courtesy like the serenities, excellencies, and highnesses of our fellow mortals – titles, which are but sops for vain glory. Jesus is the truest of heroes. Hero worship in his case alone is commendable. He is mighty to save, mighty in love.” (Spurgeon)
e. In Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness: The King is full of majesty and blessing, but not primarily out of conquest and force. It flows from His truth, humility, and righteousness.
i. “The ‘splendor and majesty’ speak of his past victories and the confident expectation of additional victories every time he marches at the head of his troops.” (VanGemeren)
ii. “For thou neither didst obtain nor wilt manage thy kingdom by deceit or violence and unrighteousness, as the princes of the earth frequently do, but with truth and faithfulness, with meekness and gentleness towards thy people, and to all that shall submit to thee.” (Poole)
iii. Spurgeon envisioned King Jesus riding a chariot pulled by three horses: “These words may be rendered, ‘ride forth upon truth and meekness and righteousness’ – three noble chargers to draw the war-chariot of the gospel.” (Spurgeon)
f. Your right hand shall teach You awesome things: In the thinking of ancient Israel, the right hand spoke of a person’s strength and skill, because most people are right-handed. This means that the exercise of the strength and skill of the King teaches Him, and teaches Him awesome things.
i. Applying this to Jesus Christ may seem strange. We may wonder what awesome things Jesus learned through His own right hand. Hebrews 5:8 says of Jesus that He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. Jesus learned the practice of obedience in the fiery test of His own suffering. This was an exercise of His strength and skill, and one of the awesome things He learned.
g. Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies: The weapons of the King are many. He not only has a sword, but also sharp arrows, ready and sent out against His enemies. His might brings the world into submission (the peoples fall under You).
i. Jesus shoots His arrows at the heart, and they are sharp – ready and able to pierce. “Peter’s converts were pricked at heart; and Stephen’s hearers were pricked at heart, Acts 2:37; 7:54.” (Trapp)
ii. “These arrows are spoken of in the plural because, while there are arrows of conviction, arrows of justice, arrows of terror, there are also arrows of mercy, arrows of consolation. While there are arrows that kill sin, there are also arrows that kill despair, which also is a sin; and as there are arrows that smite and slay our carnal hopes, so there are other arrows that effectually destroy our sinful fears; and all these arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies, there is not a blunt one in the whole quiver.” (Spurgeon)
3. (6-7) God praises Messiah the King as God.
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
a. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: The King is praised and exalted as God. The description of Psalm 45:2-5 might apply to a remarkable man who was nevertheless merely a man. As the description continued, it clearly refers to this King Himself as God, seated upon an eternal throne.
i. The writer of the letter to the Hebrews explained how these words specifically apply to Jesus (Hebrews 1:8-9). He noted not only that these words say that Jesus is the eternally enthroned God, but also that God the Father regards Him so. The writer of the Hebrews explained that prophetically, the sons of Korah gave us the words that God the Father spoke to God the Son.
ii. “Even the ancient Jewish translators regarded these words as referring to the Messiah.” (Boice)
iii. “The faithfulness of the pre-Christian Septuagint in translating these verses unaltered is very striking.” (Kidner)
iv. “From the earliest times it has been considered as definitely Messianic; and that by Jewish, as well as Christian expositors.” (Morgan)
b. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom: This King’s reign is not founded on mere aggression and conquest; it isn’t merely a matter of might making right. His kingdom is founded with righteousness, so much so that the symbol of His authority (a scepter) is righteousness itself.
c. You love righteousness and hate wickedness: The righteousness of His kingdom comes from the character of the King. It is the natural result of His love of righteousness and His hate toward wickedness. He doesn’t have to work hard to make His kingdom righteous; it is in His nature and character.
d. Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness: Because of His great righteousness, Messiah the King receives a blessing from God. He is blessed with the oil of gladness – He is glad and satisfied, and that more than any other (more than Your companions). He is an anointed King.
i. It is true that Jesus was a Man of Sorrows, well acquainted with grief (Isaiah 53:3). Yet His work of righteousness – in all its fullness and dimensions – was rewarded as the most glad and satisfying work ever performed. Despite the sorrow and grief in His work, the accomplishment of Jesus’ work left Him anointed…with the oil of gladness, and that more than any other person.
ii. “True, He was ‘a man of sorrows,’ but beneath His sorrow had abiding and central joy…. He, the saddest, was likewise the gladdest of men, and ‘anointed with the oil of joy above His fellows.’” (Maclaren)
e. Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You: The Person of the anointed King is described in a fascinating way. In Psalm 45:6He Himself is addressed as God; now in Psalm 45:7 the King is described as relating to God, from Whom He has received an anointing.
i. This is a strange statement – this King is God, and yet receives from God. Passages like this are the foundation for the idea of the Trinity – that there is One God who exists in Three Persons. This is the way to make sense of what seems to be contradictory statements in the Bible.
· That there is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4, Galatians 3:20).
· That Three Persons are said to be God, and they relate to One another (here and many other passages).
ii. Psalm 45 shows a striking interaction between the Persons of the Trinity. “God, Your God” speaks of the Father and His position of authority over the Second Person of the Trinity. “You” refers to the Son. “Anointed” has in mind the ministry and presence of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity.
iii. “The words of these two verses together are incomprehensible unless they are understood to refer to the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Only he can be called God and at the same time the Father as his God.” (Boice)
4. (8-9) The complete greatness of the anointed King.
All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
a. All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia: This is another reference to the beauty and pleasantness of the anointed King. In some way it could be said that He smells good, giving a more complete picture of His beauty and pleasantness.
i. We might imagine a very good-looking man of remarkable character, righteousness, and courage – who nevertheless smells bad and is therefore unpleasant to be around. Jesus isn’t like that.
b. Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad: The psalmist thought of not just a palace but multiple palaces, so majestic that they were inlaid and decorated with ivory. We can think of majestic palaces worthy of Solomon in his splendor, pointing toward the white and pure dwelling place of God in heaven.
i. “Ivory palaces were so named for the inlays of ivory in their paneling and ornamentation.” (Kidner)
ii. Looking to God’s future work, out of the ivory palaces tells us that the anointed King comes from heaven. He is not only of earth, but came forth from palaces found only in heaven.
c. King’s daughters are among Your honorable women: The anointed King is great not only for who He is, but also for those He associates with. The highest royalty (king’s daughters…the queen) are the maids of honor at His wedding.
i. Prophetically speaking this reminds us that one measure of the greatness and majesty of Jesus is the greatness of the men and women through the centuries who have been His most devoted followers. These were and are, men and women of whom the world was not worthy(Hebrews 11:38).
d. At Your right hand stands the queen: The wedding is about to begin, with the bride (the queen) standing in the place of honor next to the King.
i. “The bride was seated to the right of the king and was adorned with the valuable gold of Ophir, a proverbial fine gold (cf. 1 Kings 9:28; 10:11).” (VanGemeren)
ii. “As Christ is at the Father’s right hand, so the Church is at Christ’s right hand; where, as his wife, she shineth with her Husband’s beams.” (Trapp)
B. The bride of Messiah the King.
1. (10-12) Speaking to the bride of Messiah the King.
Listen, O daughter,
Consider and incline your ear;
Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
And the daughter of Tyre will comewith a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
a. Listen, O daughter: Now the psalmist turned to the bride and spoke to her. He had encouragement and guidance for her.
b. Forget your own people also, and your father’s house: Using the concept of Genesis 2:24, this was an invitation to this particular royal daughter to leave her people and her father’s house to be joined to the anointed King in marriage.
i. If we knew nothing else of this King, we might think that this described a literal invitation of marriage to an actual woman to literally become His wife. Knowing that Jesus of Nazareth is Messiah the King and that He was never married during His earthly life, we understand this connects with a familiar metaphor: the people of God as a wife of God, and the Church of Jesus as His bride.
c. So the King will greatly desire your beauty: One reason the King invited the royal daughter to marriage was He saw her as beautiful, and so desired her. Since the King’s beauty was that of character (Psalm 45:2), we can be sure that the bride’s beauty included character.
i. Extending the analogy, Jesus – Messiah and King – sees the beauty of His people collectively, the Church – and He desires them in committed relationship, in the sharing of all things, in a future linked together.
ii. “Her beauty, so greatly desired and delighted in by Messiah, is spiritual; it is the beauty of holiness; and her clothing is ‘the righteousness of saints’ 1 Peter 3:3; Revelation 19:8.” (Horne)
d. Because He is your Lord, worship Him: This has the sense of something greater than the normal respect due unto a husband, even a royal husband. This bride, this royal daughter, sees that her husband is also her Lord and worthy of worship.
e. The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; the rich among the people will seek your favor: Being joined to the anointed King in marriage means many benefits for this royal daughter. She receives gifts from the nations, and is set in such a high place that even the rich seek her favor. Normally others seek the favor of the rich; the anointed King has set her in an even higher place.
i. “The bride’s submission to her partner as both husband and king goes hand in hand with the dignity she also derives from him. His friends and subjects are now hers; she is gainer, not the loser, by her homage.” (Kidner)
2. (13-15) The glory of the companion of the anointed King.
The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.
She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;
The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
They shall enter the King’s palace.
a. The royal daughter is all glorious: Because she is joined to the anointed King in a relationship of committed love, great benefits come to the royal daughter. She is all glorious, and not because of herself but because of her connection with the King.
i. We can’t help but read this with application to how Jesus sees His bride, and how she is in objective truth: all glorious. We see the Church and notice many flaws; Jesus looks at His blood-bought people and says, “all glorious.”
ii. “Perhaps nowhere in Old Testament writings do we find a nearer approach to the disclosure of the secret of the Church than in this Psalm.” (Morgan)
iii. Within the palace: “Within her secret chambers her glory is great. Though unseen of men her Lord sees her, and commends her. ‘It doth not yet appear what we shall be.’” (Spurgeon)
b. Her clothing is woven with gold: She is clothed with valuable and beautiful clothing. She has several robes of many colors, which she wears in the presence of the King.
i. Woven with gold: “The different graces of the faithful, all wrought in them by the same Spirit, compose that divine ‘embroidery’ which adorns the wedding garment of the church, who is therein presented to the King, attended by the bridesmaids, after the nuptial manner.” (Horne)
c. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You: The royal daughter, wife to the anointed King, is accompanied by bridesmaids and together they come before the King for the wedding service.
i. “This escorting of the bride, led to the king in her finest attire while he awaits her in full state, is no superfluous formality: it is the acted equivalent of Paul’s phrase ‘to present you as a pure bride to her one husband’ (2 Corinthians 11:2).” (Kidner)
ii. “In one sense they are a part of the church, but for the sake of the imagery they are represented as maids of honour; and, though the figure may seem incongruous, they are represented as brought to the King with the same loving familiarity as the bride, because the true servants of the church are of the church, and partake in all her happiness.” (Spurgeon)
3. (16-17) The legacy of the companion of Messiah the King.
Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,
Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.
I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.
a. Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, whom You shall make princes in all the earth: A blessing is pronounced on the marriage of the anointed King. The fathers have passed away, but will be replaced by sons that come from the marriage. The King’s legacy passes from generation unto generation. This ongoing work means that the name of the King will be remembered in all generations.
i. “It is the king who is addressed now; the you and your are masculine.” (Kidner)
ii. The metaphors are a bit mixed, but the idea is clear. The union between the Messiah and His bride brings forth children who themselves are princes in all the earth. Many sons are brought to glory (Hebrews 2:10).
ii. “O church of God, think not thyself abandoned then, because thou seest not Peter, nor seest Paul – seest not those through whom thou wast born. Out of thine own offspring has a body of ‘fathers’ been raised up to thee.” (Augustine, cited in Spurgeon)
b. Therefore the people shall praise You: The result of it all is that the anointed King is exalted and praised forever and ever. His choosing of a bride, granting great privileges to her, and giving a blessing that endures through generations all bring praise to Him.
i. “It is [because of] the glory of the Lord that we become ready to renounce all our own people and possessions that we may be wholly to His praise, and so the instruments through whom the royal race is propagated and the glory of the King made known, among the generations and the peoples.” (Morgan)
ii. “Are we doing as the psalmist did? Do we praise him who has purchased us to himself to be his bride? Are we working to see that the nations come to honor him as well?” (Boice)
Every true believer in Jesus Christ down through the ages is His bride. He counts this universal, invisible Body as His spouse. The spiritual communion between Christ and His church are compared to a marriage relationship.
He has come for His bride. Ephesians 5:25 reminds us "Christ loved His church and gave His life for her" so He might present to Himself a glorious church, a beautiful bride, without spot and without blemish. He has clothed us in His righteousness. Since we are heirs and coheirs with Him all that belongs to Him belongs to us. "We are made partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4).
He has prepared a place for His Bride (verse 8b). "Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made Thee glad." Jesus tells us in John 14:2–3 that He has gone to prepare a very special place for us. When the time in God's sovereign grace is right He will return for us.
What a powerful message the Psalmist wants to teach his people. Your King is beautiful, and He comes with blessings for His bride. Moreover, he has words for the
THE BRIDE OF THE KING (45:10-15)
The king is lord over His Bride (vv. 10-11).
To be an excellent bride of this King she must take to heart some wisdom of the palmist.
Verse 10 admonishes her to forget her own father's house, and her own people. "Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear; Forget your people and your father's house." There must be entire surrender of herself to Christ. "Count all things loss for the excellencies of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord." Forsake all to follow Him. Forget worldly associations and attachments.
In verse 11 she must be in subordination to her husband. She must be absorbed in the presence of a purer affection. "Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him." He becomes the master of our hearts. Jesus said, "If you love me you will keep my commandments." I think it is sad but true that many times He is no longer King of our hearts. Christianity in our day has become shallow because He is not Lord and Master of our lives. When you desire His beauty you worship Him! You crown Him Lord of your life. Moreover, He will respond in the wonder of His love. "We love Him because He first loved us." That love just keeps on growing.
She must be in complete union and in complete dependence upon her husband.
The splendor of the Bride (v. 13).
"The King's daughter is all glorious within; Her clothing is interwoven with gold."
The Bride of Christ is dressed in white robes of His righteousness. She is spotless now. We stand before Him in fine linen clothes, clean and white. They are embroidered with Christlike graces. Our self–righteous rags are stripped away and the best robe of heaven is placed on us. Ephesians 5:26, 27 reads, "so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless" (Ephesians 5:26-27).
The bride is clothed with adoption, justification, sanctification, righteousness, etc. The clothing is bought without money and without cost. How can that be? The King provides it!
The marriage ceremony is described (vv. 14-15).
The queen must have been someone radiant in beauty.
"She will be led to the King in embroidered work; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to Thee. They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing; They will enter into the King's palace."
It reminds us of another wedding that will take place when the King comes for His bride. Are you ready for the marriage of the Lamb? Revelation 19:7-9 describes that wedding. "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready." And it was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. And he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he said to me, "These are true words of God."
Remember the parable of the Ten Virgins. "They that were ready went in with Him unto the marriage, and the door was shut." Which side of the door are you on? Are you ready for His coming in glory? He came in grace to save at His first coming. He returns in glory to judge at His Second Coming.
Today if you will believe on Jesus Christ as your personal Savior He will give you a place in His kingdom. Romans 10:9-13 says. "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, 'WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.' For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call upon Him; for 'WHOEVER WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'"
The whole church will be together at the King's Second Coming (1 Thess. 4:13-18). What a day of rejoicing that will be. There will be
THE BENEDICTION OF THE KING (45:16-17)
"In place of your fathers will be your sons; You shall make them princes in all the earth. I will cause Thy name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the peoples will give Thee thanks forever and ever."
The regal glory of the house of David has reached its climax in Jesus Christ. The Messiah, the Anointed of God, has come in all His beauty. Revelation 5:10-14 declares the worship He is receiving right now and will through all eternity.
"'And Thou hast made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.' And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.' And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, 'To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.' And the four living creatures kept saying, 'Amen.' And the elders fell down and worshiped."
The Apostle Paul resounded with eternal praise to the Son of God when he wrote Philippians 2:9-11: "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Psalm 72:17-19 breaks forth with same in the same manner. "May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders. And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen" (Psalm 72:17-19).
Come worship the King of all glory. Have you bowed your knees before Him and confessed Him as your Lord and Savior? "Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved."
Title: Psalm 45:1-17 Worship the King in all His Beauty
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