A Royal Wedding

Since I am reading this on Valentine's day which is my own wedding anniversary, I noted the last part of the heading which reads in the ESV "a love song." The NIV interprets this as "a wedding song." Not only is the king described as "the most handsome of the sons of men" but also the writer says "God has blessed you forever."

It's not the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, but vss. 8 & 9 can well be seen as the description of a royal wedding: "Your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad; daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir."

If this queen is the king's mother, then daughter of vs. 10 and the princess of vs. 13 and following would describe his bride-to-be: "All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her. With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king."

In Ephesians 5, Paul quotes from Genesis 2:24 as the foundation of marriage: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” (vs. 31) He goes on to write, "This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church" (vs. 32).  In the same way, Psalm 45 may be viewed as depicting the Anointed Messiah and his bride, the Church.


Paul continues in verse 33, "However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."  The name and lineage of the anointed king will continues into the future because of the blessing of God is upon this marriage. May our earthy marriages also be so blessed!

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