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Psalms 45:1 – 45:9
Most Bible scholars agree that this Psalm was originally the marriage hymn of some Jewish king. A description is given of the bridegroom (vv. 1-9) and (vv. 10-16) pertain to the bride. In order to understand this psalm we need to know that in ancient Israelite weddings the man wa …

Psalms 45:10 – 45:17
We now switch to the bride’s side of the wedding. The bride received two basic instructions. First she must leave her family (v. 10) and secondly she must cleave to her new relationship that separates her forever from all that she has known since birth and cling only to her husba …