The King and His Bride

 

Psalm 45: 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;
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.

This psalm is subtitled as a love song. It begins as a song of blessing and praise to the king, describing his great power and influence in the world.  The paragraph above is followed by a call to the princess to find her place in the king's palace by leaving behind her father in this world and taking her place at the side of the king, enjoying the prominence of being his bride and mother of his children.  That this psalm is Messianic becomes obvious, especially as we find the above section quoted in Hebrews 1, describing the unique place of this King as being God, while also being anointed by God.  This King is none other than Christ and the bride by his side, the Church, the princess waiting to become queen.