God Has Blessed You Forever1
Psalm 45
In this psalm, Solomon is just visible in the background as a type,2 but the Lord Jesus fills the foreground in the fullness of loveliness and majesty.
1 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;
I address my verses to the king;
my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
No subject can be as good as that which bubbles up from a warm heart and is about the King of saints. The psalmist decided to speak only from personal experience. He believed he could use his ability as a successful writer to deliver his message completely and with wisdom. Oh to have warm hearts whenever Jesus is the theme! Are we able to speak about King Jesus from personal experience? The question deserves an answer.
2 You are the most handsome of the sons of men;
grace is poured upon your lips;
therefore God has blessed you forever.
He speaks as if he had seen the Well-beloved One and the sight gives the psalmist great pleasure. He hears him speak and adores him. We will do the same if Jesus shows himself to us.
3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one,
in your splendor and majesty!
4 In your majesty ride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach you awesome deeds!
This should be our prayer: “Oh Immanuel, the mighty prince, display your power, conquer men and make them your servants. Oh most sweet Prince, as Solomon reigned over a wide-ranging kingdom, may you also.”
5 Your arrows are sharp
in the heart of the king’s enemies;
the peoples fall under you.
His gospel pierces the hearts of people and they surrender to his love.
6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
7 you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
Here we see the divine and human natures combined in one person. As man, the Lord Jesus is like other men. But as God, his throne is for forever and ever. Let us make no mistake on this essential point and believe in Jesus as both God and man.
8 your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;
9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;
at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
The church is dressed in the best of the best, the righteousness of God. How lovely she is in the loveliness of Jesus!
10 Hear, O daughter, and consider and incline your ear:
forget your people and your father’s house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him.
The church must not be worldly. The kingdom of God must be her first priority. This must be the case for each one of us. And then, as the next verse teaches, all other things will be given to us.
12 The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts,
the richest of the people.
13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
14 In many-colored robes she is led to the king,
with her virgin companions following behind her.
15 With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
16 In place of your fathers shall be your sons;
you will make them princes in all the earth.
May this household have many generations of those who are saved by grace. May holy children follow godly parents. May the King of our hearts have servants in this family as long as the world stands.
17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
therefore nations will praise you forever and ever.
Jesus can never be forgotten. Solomon died, but Jesus lives on and reigns on, and will forever and ever. Blessed be his name.
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1 Psalm 45:2
2 type - A type is something that represents something else, usually in the future. In this case, King Solomon represents, pictures, or, is a type of, the future King Jesus.
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