Psalm 45

The writer of this psalm offered it as a wedding song to honor the king of Israel. Whoever the king mentioned really was doesn't matter at this point. What does matter is that the psalmist reminds the king that it was God who placed him on the throne. It was God who established the kingdom this ruler had inheritited in the first place. It was not through armies and military skill that this king had a throne on which he could sit. God's hand of power and providence made the way for this man to rule over God's people. He needed to be reminded of that truth. I need to be reminded that God has given me all that I have like wise.
Stuart