Pentecost Season · Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Day Mass · Year C

Psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16 (10bc)

A Song for the King's Wedding

August 15, 2028

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Edward Poynter — **The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon**, Edward Poynter, 1890Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney · public domain

Roman Lectionary

GospelLuke 1:39-56

First ReadingRev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab

Responsorial PsalmPs. 45:10, 11, 12, 16 (10bc)

Second Reading1 Cor. 15:20-27

Overview & Insights

"My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king." (Psalm 45:1)

A royal wedding song addressed to the king, praising his grace and majesty and his throne of righteousness, then describing the splendor of the bride and the celebration of the day.

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Commentary

Psalm 45:10 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects several classic commentaries on the royal wedding psalm.

Psalm 45 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through the psalm's picture of the king's bride verse by verse.

Psalm 45 (Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary) StudyLight

Gives the Catholic tradition's Marian reading of the psalm.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 45:10 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Hebrew word by word for the psalm's description of the king's daughter.

Psalm 45 Sefaria

Gives the Hebrew text alongside a Jewish Publication Society translation.

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