Psalm 45:1-9
Capitalized pronouns… Both the NKJV and the NASB capitalize “You” and “Your” in today’s reading. But as we read through most of these verses, it sounds more like the writer is speaking to (or of) his earthly king, possibly David or one of David’s descendants. Verses 6 and 7a could clearly be spoken to God, but the rest of these verses seem more earthly. My NASB Study Bible cleared it up a bit. They suggest that this Psalm was written on the occasion of the (earthly) king’s wedding, either for David or one of his descendants. But after the exile this Psalm was applied to the Messiah. So we can read this Psalm as if it were written for the king’s wedding or we can read it as if it is applied to Jesus, possibly on the occasion of his heavenly marriage to His bride, the church. Clearly the early church saw this Psalm as written to Jesus, our Messiah. Verses 6 and 7 are quoted directly in Hebrews 1:8-9.