Message Notes

SSS 4 28 August 2022
Book 2
Psalms 42-72

Text: Psalm 45

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2 You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
With Your glory and Your majesty.

4 And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.

5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
The peoples fall under You.

6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Your kingdom.

7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

9 Kings’ daughters are among Your honourable women;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

10 Listen, O daughter,
Consider and incline your ear;
Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;

11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favour.

13 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.

14 She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colours;
The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
They shall enter the King’s palace.

16 Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,
Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.

17 I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.

Psalm 45:1-17

FEATURES OF THIS PSALM

1. A Royal Psalm

2. A Messianic Psalm

WHAT IS A ROYAL PSALM?

1. The Contents feature the King

2. Psalm 45 is focused on the royal King

3. It also has some historical features

a) Marriage of the king

b) A royal marriage

WHAT IS A MESSIANIC PSALM?

1. Some features are prophetic
They speak about the future reign of the Messianic King

2. Features which are Messianic
They help us understand the Messiah better

THE AUTHORS

1. The sons of Korah

2. They are skilled (ready) writers Psalm 45:1

THE ROYAL KING

1. A description of the King

You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever

Psalm 45:2

a) Fairer than the sons of men

b) Speaks with such grace

c) Blessed by God forever

2. The King leads in battle

3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
With Your glory and Your majesty.

4 And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.

5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
The peoples fall under You.

Psalm 45:3-5

a) Unafraid of the battling enemies

b) Girding the sword

c) Riding in glory and majesty

d) Outstanding personal qualities

i) Truth

ii) Humility

iii) Righteousness

iv) Awesome skill

e) Overcoming the enemy

3. The throne of the King

6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Your kingdom.

7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

Psalm 45:6-7

a) Eternal throne

b) Sceptre of righteousness

c) Love for righteous/ hatred of wickedness

d) Anointed by God with the oil of gladness

4. The Court of the King

8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

9 Kings’ daughters are among Your honourable women;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

Psalm 45:8-9

a) The royal robes of the King

b) The honourable women in attendance

c) A royal visitor from Ophir

5. A historical feature
(King Solomon)

10 Listen, O daughter,
Consider and incline your ear;
Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;

11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
Because He is your Lord, worship Him.

12 And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favour.

13 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.

14 She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colours;
The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
They shall enter the King’s palace.

16 Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,
Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.

Psalm 45:10-16

a) The royal daughter

i) This is a beautiful foreign princess

ii) She need not be worried about leaving her native land

iii) She will be well-cared for

b) She will be royally treated

i) She will have a high position

ii) She will be a person whom people will see favours from

c) She will bear royal sons who will become princes

6. Concluding Thoughts

I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.

Psalm 45:17

a) A promise from the LORD

b) The name of the royal Messianic-King will be eternally remembered

c) He will receive praise forever and ever