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Praise For The Royal Bridegroom
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. 10-17) pertain to the bride. In order to understand this psalm, we need to know that in ancient Israelite weddings the man was …

Advice For The Bride of The King
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 a relationship that separates her forever from all that she has known since birth and cling only to her …