Psalms 45:10-12

Hearken, O daughter, &c.— The prophet here addresses himself to the bride, that is, the church, Psalms 45:13. Thine own people, and thy father's house, means, "the religion of the country in which thou wast educated, whether Gentile or Jewish." See Luke 19:26.; Ephesians 5:31. "Thus shalt thou be amiable in the eyes of Christ, as being a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing." The version of the Liturgy of the Church of England adds the word God:—He is thy Lord God; which is not in the Hebrew or the LXX. Bishop Hare concludes the 11th verse with these words, for he is thy Lord; and he translates the next verse thus, And do thou, O daughter of Tyre, prostrate thyself before him with a present; let the rich also among thy people intreat his favour. The meaning of which seems to be, that the Gentiles, even the richest and proudest of them, such as were the Tyrians, shall honour the church of Christ, and join themselves to it. This was verified of the Tyrians in particular, Mark 7:4Mar 7:4; Acts 21:3.