With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
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
Mark the difference between the sorrow we know now and the triumph that awaits: when the redeemed enter the King's palace, they shall not labor in the fields but dwell as princes in the royal house itself, and the halls of the New Jerusalem will ring with shoutings of joy.
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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