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The King and His Bride

Beauty, power, purity. The King has it all. Psalm 45.6-9

The King in His Glory (3)

Opening Prayer: Psalm 45.6
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Sing Psalm 45.6, 7
(Manoah: When All Your Mercies, O My God)
Your throne, O God, is evermore, and upright is Your reign.
Though wicked men Your soul abhor, Your righteousness must gain.

Read Psalm 45.6-9

Preparation
1. How do the psalmists portray the purity of the King’s reign?

2. How would you describe the mood or atmosphere of the King’s court?

Meditation
We have seen the King in His beauty and power. Now we see Him in His purity, dwelling in a throne room characterized by gladness (vv. 7, 8).

Here is the first indication that the sons of Korah are seeing through Solomon to eternal verities: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever…” (v. 6). The King holds a “scepter of uprightness” (not righteousness as in NKJV). The scepter indicates the purpose of the realm, and it is to restore lost uprightness to everything and everyone coming under the King’s rule (cf. Eccl. 7.29).

The King’s realm is one of righteousness, leading to peace and joy (vv. 7, 8; cf. Rom. 14.17, 18). He is the King of gladness. His purity is symbolized by the incense smells of His royal garments, the ivory purity of His palace, and the pleasure He takes in these.

Of course, we would expect that the people at His side would reflect the glory of His Person and project. The queen is dressed in the finest of gold (v. 9). The “King’s daughters”, His “honorable women”, and the queen herself all represent those adoring companions and offspring who surround the King. They symbolize that great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us in our journey and who, by some mystery, aid us in our prayers (cf. Rev. 5.8).

Just the sort of throne, palace, and court we might expect as the dwelling place of Him Who is the fairest of all men.

Treasure Old and New: Matthew 13.52; Psalm 119.162
The sons of Korah draw a beautiful picture of this Kingdom:
God, the Ruler of the Cosmos, has created a Kingdom (Gen. 1.1).
And in this Kingdom, there is a Forever Throne (v. 6).
And on this Forever Throne sits Jesus, the Chosen King (vv. 6, 7).
This King holds a Scepter of Uprightness (v. 6).
The Kingdom is full of love (v. 7).
Wickedness is banished from this Kingdom (v. 7).
This King and God’s Kingdom reign forever (v. 6).

“Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father,
when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
For ‘He has put all things under His feet.’
Now when all things are made subject to Him,
then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him
who put all things under Him,
that God may be all in all.”
(1 Cor. 15.24-28)

“I and My Father are one” (Jn. 10. 30).
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end…” (Is. 9.6, 7).
“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen” (Matt. 6.13).

We, who belong to Christ live in this beautiful Kingdom, as His beloved bride.
“Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints!” (Ps. 31. 23)

Reflection
1. Why is it important that we understand that our King is a pure King – in heart, life, and love?

2. Jesus is the fairest of the fair, the strongest of the strong, and the purest of the pure. And He is our King. Over what kind of Kingdom does He rule? How should we seek that Kingdom (Matt. 6.33)?

3. What can you do to make sure this beautiful, powerful, pure King is becoming “all in all” in your life?

The excellence of the Messiah, the suitableness of his offices, and the sufficiency of his grace, seem to be intended by the fragrance of his garments. The church formed of true believers, is here compared to the queen, whom, by an everlasting covenant, the Lord Jesus has betrothed to himself. This is the bride, the Lamb’s wife, whose graces are compared to fine linen, for their purity; to gold, for their costliness: for as we owe our redemption, so we owe our adorning, to the precious blood of the Son of God.. Matthew Henry (1662-1714), Commentary on Psalm 45.6-9

Closing Prayer: Psalm 45.7-9
Meditate on Ephesians 2.6. Give thanks and praise to God that He has seated you with the King in heavenly places, where gladness and glory obtain.

Sing Psalm 45.7-9
(Manoah: When All Your Mercies, O My God)
Your God has thus anointed You with oil of gladness great.
Your robes are rich with rich perfume; sweet music gilds Your way.

In gold the queen at Your right hand, with princesses around,
resplendent with You takes her stand while glories great abound.

T. M. and Susie Moore

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Except as indicated, all Scriptures are taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. For sources of all quotations, see the weekly PDF of this study. All psalms for singing are from The Ailbe Psalter (Williston: Waxed Tablet Publications, 2006), available by clicking here.

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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