Full Ps 45 in context. NT anchors: Heb 1:8–9 (the Father addressing the Son: "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever") — the citation settling the NT's reading of Ps 45:6 as messianic-Christological. Bridegroom typology forward-links to Eph 5:25–32 and Rev 19:7–9. Contested: the OT addressee — was Ps 45 written expecting a divine human king, or was it retrospectively read Christologically? Heb 1:8 settles the NT reading; the OT-original question is debated. Featured commentary: Spurgeon, Treasury of David on Ps 45.
Psalm 45 — The Royal Wedding
**Progressively Fulfilled.** Bridegroom typology inaugurated; marriage supper awaiting Rev 19.
Primary passage:Psalm 45:6 →
Commentary
Featured voice
John Calvin
Commentaries
1. My heart is boiling over with a good matter: I shall speak of the works which I have made concerning the king: my tongue is as the pen of a swift writer. 2. Thou art fairer than the sons of men: grace is poured into thy lips; because God…
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