E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 45:14
raiment of needlework = embroidered robes. read more
raiment of needlework = embroidered robes. read more
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BRIDE"Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear;Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house."At this point, through Psalms 45:15, the inspired psalmist instructs the Bride; and, as we shall see, these are the very instructions that the Messiah himself gave the Bride upon the occasion of his First Advent."Forget thine own people ... thy father's house" (Psalms 45:10). Is not this exactly what Jesus said?"If any man cometh unto me and hateth not his... read more
"So will the king desire thy beauty;For he is thy lord, and reverence thou him.""Reverence thou him." The meaning here is "bow down before him," "worship him," "adore him." "He is thy lord." Certainly, Leupold was correct in his opinion that, "This profitable lesson the church of the Old Testament needed as much as the church of the New Testament needs it now. It is always the first requirement of the Church."[21]"So will the king desire your beauty." Addis found what he thought to be a... read more
"And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift;The rich among thy people shall entreat thy favor."Tyre is here a symbol of the Gentile nations that shall adhere to the Christian Faith, which is the Bride of the King."The rich among the people." This is the same prophecy which is recorded in Revelation 21:24, "The kings of the earth bring their glory into the kingdom of God." read more
"The king's daughter within the palace is all glorious:Her clothing is inwrought with gold.She shall be led unto the king in broidered work:The virgins her companions that follow herShall be brought unto thee.""The king's daughter within the palace." Ah! Who is the king's daughter?. She is, of course, the Bride, who in the scriptural sense is also the daughter of the King, all the Redeemed of all ages being in truth, "The children of God." Mixed metaphors of this kind are a distinctive... read more
Psalms 45:9. Kings' daughters, &c.— Kings' daughters were in thy magnificence. Or, Were among thy high-valued treasures. Mudge. The prophet here represents the bride, whose marriage he celebrates, as attended by princesses. There is no need to speak of the literal propriety, if referring to Solomon. But in the spiritual sense, these images of a bride or a queen, and of her honourable women, (who, in the proper and literal sense, are persons really different,) are not to be so distinguished:... read more
Psalms 45:10-12. Hearken, O daughter, &c.— The prophet here addresses himself to the bride, that is, the church, Psalms 45:13. Thine own people, and thy father's house, means, "the religion of the country in which thou wast educated, whether Gentile or Jewish." See Luke 19:26.; Ephesians 5:31-32. "Thus shalt thou be amiable in the eyes of Christ, as being a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing." The version of the Liturgy of the Church of England adds the word... read more
Psalms 45:13-14. The king's daughter, &c.— The king's daughter, the church, is said to be all glorious within; that is, adorned with the most excellent graces and virtues. Her clothing is of wrought gold; i.e. those graces and virtues shall display themselves outwardly, and recommend themselves by the lustre of good works. See Mat 5:16 and respecting the companions of the church, and the rejoicing, Revelation 19:6-7; Revelation 19:6-7; Acts 2:46-47. read more
9. In completion of this picture of a marriage festival, female attendants or bridesmaids of the highest rank attend Him, while the queen, in rich apparel ( :-), stands ready for the nuptial procession. read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 45:13
is. The Ellipsis better supplied thus: "all glorious [sitteth enthroned] within". These Ellipses are caused by the bubbling over of the inditing heart, which is too quick for the pen. all glorious = nothing but glory. Compare Isaiah 4:5 . within: i.e. in the inner palace; not internally. read more