Psalm 45

1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore, God hath blessed thee forever.

3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fill under thee.

6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.

7 Thou loves righteousness, and hates wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

9 Kings’ daughters were among thy honorable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house.

11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

13 The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou may make princes in all the earth.

17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore, shall the people praise thee forever and ever.  (KJV)

This psalm can only refer to one person and that is Christ. The writer of the book of Hebrews uses this verse in chapter one to introduce Christ, God’s son, as the one who has provided purification for sins and is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven. This process of our growth in understanding why God provide redemption through Christ for mankind is a mystery I cannot fully understand; however, it is psalms such as this psalm that makes it so real to me. Paul states it better in Philippians 3:8 as I count all things loss for the Excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. The goal of this knowledge is to be found in him and to obtain the righteousness that is provided by our faith in him. The end result is that we will know Christ and that the new life given to us by the result of his resurrection and by our partaking in his suffering will make us more Christ like so that we will become sons of God. No wonder this psalm starts out with the phase “My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the King”. When studying the Bible, I hope that Christ is the noble theme that you look for in your studies.

As I study this chapter I am reminded of the song “Tell me the Story of Jesus” that I learn many years ago.   I remember this song from working on a dairy farm during the early years of my youth.  As we were milking the cows the radio would be tuned in to a Christian broadcasting station and this story would be played on air a lot in the early 1960’s.  This is a song that all believers should learn and place within their heart.  This song was written by Frances Crosby

Tell Me The Story Of Jesus,
Write On My Heart Every Word!
Tell Me The Story Most Precious,
Sweetest That Ever Was Heard.

Tell How The Angels In Chorus
Sang, As They Welcomed His Birth,
‘Glory To God In The Highest,
Peace And Good Tidings To Earth.’

Fasting Alone In The Desert,
Tell Of The Days That He Passed;
How He Was Tried And Was Tempted,
Yet Was Triumphant At Last.

Tell Of The Years Of His Labors,
Tell Of The Sorrows He Bore;
He Was Despised And Afflicted,
Homeless, Rejected, And Poor.

Tell Of The Cross Where They Nailed Him,
Dying In Anguish And Pain;
Tell Of The Grave Where They Laid Him;
Tell How He Liveth Again.
Love, In That Story So Tender,
Clearer Than Ever I See;
Stay, Let Me Weep While You Whisper
Love Paid The Ransom For Me.

Refrain:
               Tell Me The Story Of Jesus,
          Write On My Heart Every Word,
          Tell Me The Story Most Precious,
          Sweetest That Ever Was Heard.

David also probably had many songs that he learned as a child telling the story of the provisions that the Lord had provided for the nation of Israel in the past.  We see many examples of these in the Psalms.  These are the values that we must pass down to our children and grandchildren.