{"id":516,"date":"2012-03-10T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T23:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teach4god.com\/OTS\/?p=516"},"modified":"2014-04-02T05:34:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T12:34:04","slug":"psalm-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/03\/10\/psalm-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 45"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psalm 45<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The origins of this psalm are unknown. What is known\u00a0is that it was written\u00a0for a royal wedding. The inscription informs us it is a love song, or a Wedding Song, set to the tune “Lilies.” This tune is mentioned in Psalm 69<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> (see our study<\/a>) and <\/span>Psalm 80<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. Again it is written\u00a0by a Korahite<\/a> (as mentioned in <\/span>Psalm 44<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two verses (6-7) are ascribed to Christ by the writer of Hebrews (Hebrews 1.8-9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>). Because of this, some have suggested, this psalm was written\u00a0for the sole purpose of presenting a bride to Christ. This goes beyond the scope of Scripture and is afforded no other passage in Scripture. However, we can see this is a <\/span>royal psalm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and, thus, can be\u00a0applied to Christ as well as the king it is addressed to in the inscription.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is broken into four parts:<\/p>\n

Verse 1-The call to write a poem. This is inspiration. God gives this to each of us. It may not be\u00a0a poem; it could be a design, a future, or even a character. God gifts us, impassions us, and has created for us a purpose that is beyond us (Ephesians 2.10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Verses 2-9-The call to the king emphasizing his majesty. The Targumim, an ancient Aramaic translation of the Hebrew, translates verse two: “Thy beauty, O King Messiah, is greater than that of the children of men.” The messianic verses (verses 6-7), address the King as God while the one who speaks is “God, Your God.” This is a conversation being carried on by God the Father and God the Son. God has anointed the Son for a particular purpose and this is salvation. Historically, the verse could also be translated as “Your throne is a throne of God.” This would mean it was established in righteousness.<\/p>\n

Verses 10-15-The call to the bride to marry the king. She is told to forget her past and her heritage. This would imply that she is a foreigner. It holds true for us today as seen in Luke 14.26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Going along with the messianic interpretation, she would represent the Gentiles or the Church (Ephesians 5.22-33<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>). The Church or the Bride will be given the beauty of the King and is commanded\u00a0to worship or pay homage to Him. This is presented in <\/span>Revelation 19.1-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> as the Wedding of the Lamb.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Verses 16-17-The call to establish\u00a0a lasting dynasty is given to the children of the King (Christians). We are to make His name known by the way we reflect His life and mission (Matthew 5.13-16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What are we doing to make His name known throughout the world? It begins with us living our lives at home in such a way that our neighbors ask us about God. From there, His fame is spread through their testimony and ours.<\/p>\n

Take a moment to listen to “Shout Your Fame<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” by Hillsong.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are we doing to make His name known throughout the world? It begins with us living our lives at home in such a way that our neighbors ask us about God. From there, His fame is spread through their testimony and ours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,114],"tags":[96,173,51,174,128],"class_list":["post-516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-daily-studies","category-psalms","tag-ephesians","tag-luke","tag-matthew","tag-messianic","tag-revelation","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1920,"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions\/1920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}