The Glories of the Messiah and His Bride
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a1 ready writer.
aGrace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
A bscepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Therefore God, Your God, has aanointed You
With the oil of bgladness more than Your companions.
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
bAt Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
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Psalms 45:3
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh - That is, Arm or prepare thyself for battle and conquest. The Messiah is introduced here as a conquering king; as about to go forward to subdue the nations to himself; as about to set up a permanent kingdom.
O most mighty - That is, Hero; Warrior; Conqueror.
With thy glory and thy majesty - With the glory and majesty appropriate to thee; or which properly belong to thee. This is at the same time the expression of a wish on the part of the author of the psalm, and a prophetic description. The psalmist desired that he would thus go forth to the conquest of the world; and saw that he would do it. Compare Psalms 45:5-6. It is needless to remark that this is easily and naturally applicable to the Messiah - the Lord Jesus - as going forth for the subjugation of the world to the authority of God. Compare I Corinthians 15:25, I Corinthians 15:28. See also, in reference to the figure used here, Isaiah 49:2; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 19:15.
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