The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
Solomon's marriage to an Egyptian wife stands as the historical occasion, yet the psalm reaches far beyond: it teaches the faithful that Christ's kingdom surpasses any earthly reign in majesty, wealth, and extent. The true subject is the felicity of living under His government.
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Commenting on Psalm 45:1-17
The king's daughter is all glorious within. 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." Or the passage may be understood as meaning within herself—her beauty is not outward only or mainly; the choicest of her charms are to be found in her heart, her secret character, her inward desires.
The bride must renounce her people and father's house entirely, as Abraham left his native soil unmindful even of where he came from. This is not mere sentiment but a necessary break: no mongrel religion, no old leaven mixed with the new, can stand in the church of Christ.
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Commenting on Psalm 45:10-17