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Pentecost Season · Proper 17 · Year B

Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9

A Song for the King's Wedding

August 29, 2027

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
A vast Victorian spectacle, painted with archaeological research into Phoenician and Egyptian ornament, and bought for Sydney before it was finished.Psalm 72 asks that the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts and all nations serve him, and this is the one occasion scripture records of that happening.Edward PoynterAn English academic painter who ran the National Gallery and the Royal Academy, and painted antiquity with archaeological care.Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyThe state gallery of New South Wales, founded in 1871 and free to enter, overlooking Sydney's Domain.Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
EpistleJas. 1:17-27Jas 1:17-27
Old TestamentSong 2:8-13Sg 2:8-13Alt. OTDeut. 4:1-2, 6-9Dt 4:1-2, 6-9
PsalterPs. 45:1-2, 6-9Ps 45:1-2, 6-9Alt. PsalmPs. 15Ps 15

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

Enduring Word: Psalm 45Enduring Word: Ps 45 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the psalm.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Psalm 45:1BibleHub: Commentaries on Ps 45:1 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries on the royal wedding song.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalms 45 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ps 45 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary on the psalm.

BibleHub: Psalm 45 InterlinearBibleHub: Ps 45 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the psalm.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 45Catena: Ps 45 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Psalm 45.

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