Psalms 45:13-15

The Glory Of The Bride (Psalms 45:13).

The glory of the bride, who is a king's daughter, is now described, and her entrance in splendour into the king's palace.

Psalms 45:13

‘The king's daughter within the palace is all glorious,

Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

She will be led to the king in embroidered work,

The virgins her companions who follow her,

Will be brought to you.'

With gladness and rejoicing will they be led,

They will enter into the king's palace.'

Having responded to the advice given to her the bride now leaves her palace and goes bravely to the king's palace amidst all the festivities. She is splendidly dressed in a gold interlaced, heavily embroidered outfit, and is led forth to her bridegroom. Her virgin companions accompany her in solemn and stately procession, and they are brought with gladness and rejoicing into the king's own palace.

‘Will be brought to you.' The Psalmist has been talking to the prospective queen, (Psalms 45:10), but had changed tense to describe her splendour, now he turns back to speaking to her again.

We can see in this splendour of the bride a picture of the even greater splendour given to Christ's church, when she is to be ‘glorious, without spot and blemish and any such thing' (Ephesians 5:26). She too will enter Heaven with rejoicing.