Psalm 45
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; --a song of the Beloved. My heart is welling forth with a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, in thy majesty and thy splendour;
4 And in thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5 Thine arrows are sharp--peoples fall under thee--in the heart of the king's enemies.
6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
8 Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
9 Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
11 And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.
13 All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:
14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:
15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.
16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.
17 I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.
It is very evident that the writer of this psalm has had a revelation from God about the King and he is bubbling over to tell it. Long before this God had revealed to David that Messiah the King would come and rule from His throne in Jerusalem, but now God has revealed to this psalmist His incomparably lovely and majestic person. There is no doubt that this experience was a real life changer for him, for he knew the revelation came directly from God. In a sense he had seen the promised King of Israel and now he had to tell it.
We also think of Peter’s experience when Jesus asked him, "Who am I?" Peter’s answer was that Jesus is the Son of God, the anointed One, the Messiah, and Jesus declared outright that God had revealed this to him, it was not natural human wisdom, but a revelation. Moreover as we go on in the psalm we see that there were other prophetic things that were included in the revelation about this wonderful coming King. Other prophets before this had told that the Messiah would die for our sins so we could be forgiven by God. This majestic King is Messiah the Redeemer, our Saviour the Lord Jesus who will yet rule all nations, God Himself in human form.
The question for us is whether we have experienced His splendour and majesty and saving power. Has He revealed Himself to you?