Psalm 45

“And in Thy majesty ride on victoriously, for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness” (v4).  This poem celebrates a royal marriage, and it uses exaggerated, poetic language to praise the king.  No human king could even fulfill these words: “a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom” (v6).  But our desire for this kind of a leader reveals our universal longing for a better kingdom and a perfect King. 

We want to be citizens of a country where the King is all-powerful, yet reigns in “truth and meekness and righteousness.”  Following Jesus means pledging our hearts’ loyalty to that Kingdom.