Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
The psalm is a Messianic prophecy of the Saviour's work of redemption and His triumph, a song of joy and encouragement given alongside promises to David. It pictures Christ as fairer than all others, the righteous King and Prince of peace seated on His throne forever, riding forth triumphantly to conquer the world to Himself. The queen at His right hand is His espoused bride, the Lamb's wife, and the daughter called to listen is the believer, summoned to reverence and worship Him whose beauty He greatly desires. To hearken and forget her own people and her father's house means to leave the house of Adam behind and be brought into the household of God in union with the King of glory, turning from selfish isolation to care and serve where need is greatest. Then the church will be presented to Him without spot in heavenly beauty, all glorious within in clothing of wrought gold and raiment of needlework, vindicated in His unchangeable love in the regeneration when He sits on His glorious throne.
Christ's Triumph Foretold
The psalm containing this counsel to the daughter is a Messianic prophecy of Christ and His church. It speaks explicitly of the Saviour's work of redemption for the human race, His wonderful work and triumph. It is a beautiful prophetic song about Christ and the church, a song of joy and cheer and help, helpful and encouraging after strong, faithful denunciations. It is to be read alongside the promises to David.
The psalm describes Christ riding forth triumphantly, with the people falling under Him. He appears fairer than the children of men and sits on His own throne for ever and ever. He is the righteous King and emphatically the Prince of peace, fulfilled in Jesus as eminently distinguished for righteousness and as the great peacemaker both on earth and in heaven. He sends the Gospel forth to win the world to Himself, as a rider on a white horse going forth conquering.
The psalm depicts the millennial era and the celebration of a marriage festival. It is a promise of the personal, pre-millennial return of Christ.
It was also believed by the Abyssinians, both Jews and Christians, to foretell the queen of Sheba's visit to Jerusalem.
Bride's Identity and Glory
The queen standing at the King's right hand is the Bride, the Lamb's Wife. The address comes in the midst of the celebration of the marriage festival. The daughter spoken to is believers, who are also pictured as Christ's flock.
The verse with its context commands worship of Christ as the Son of God. It calls for reverence toward Him. He is the King who will greatly desire her beauty.
The verse with the verses that follow shows Christ's church as His espoused bride made glorious in the regeneration when the Son of man sits on His glorious throne in the dispensation of the fulness of times. Then His unchangeable love and sure covenant espousal will be vindicated, for she will be presented to Him without spot or wrinkle in heavenly healthfulness and fadeless beauty. Her soiled apparel of earthly servitude and suffering will be laid aside for heavenly raiment and bridal diadem and immortal jewelry. She will be acknowledged as a divine princess, all glorious within with clothing of wrought gold, brought to the King in raiment of needlework with gladness and rejoicing. She will be praised and admired as worthy of all His love.
Call to Forget and Follow
To hearken, to consider, and to incline the ear is to enter the life of faith, the noblest life, because it takes the soul out of the house of Adam and carries it into the household of God, leaving the father's house behind to be united to the King of Glory. The forgetting of one's own people and father's house is a turning from exclusive attachment to one's own people and household.
That same turning is a call to leave selfish isolation and to care about people beyond one's own community. Such concern is to lead outward into service where the need is greatest.
The verse gives encouragement to leave one's own people and family and to go forward on mission even at the risk of death for the Saviour's sake. Its comfort stays with the one who obeys for years afterward.
The psalm is a Messianic prophecy of the Saviour's work of redemption and His triumph, a song of joy and encouragement given alongside promises to David. It pictures Christ as fairer than all others, the righteous King and Prince of peace seated on His throne forever, riding forth triumphantly to conquer the world to Himself. The queen at His right hand is His espoused bride, the Lamb's wife, and the daughter called to listen is the believer, summoned to reverence and worship Him whose beauty He greatly desires. To hearken and forget her own people and her father's house means to leave the house of Adam behind and be brought into the household of God in union with the King of glory, turning from selfish isolation to care and serve where need is greatest. Then the church will be presented to Him without spot in heavenly beauty, all glorious within in clothing of wrought gold and raiment of needlework, vindicated in His unchangeable love in the regeneration when He sits on His glorious throne.
Christ's Triumph Foretold
The psalm containing this counsel to the daughter is a Messianic prophecy of Christ and His church. It speaks explicitly of the Saviour's work of redemption for the human race, His wonderful work and triumph. It is a beautiful prophetic song about Christ and the church, a song of joy and cheer and help, helpful and encouraging after strong, faithful denunciations. It is to be read alongside the promises to David.
The psalm describes Christ riding forth triumphantly, with the people falling under Him. He appears fairer than the children of men and sits on His own throne for ever and ever. He is the righteous King and emphatically the Prince of peace, fulfilled in Jesus as eminently distinguished for righteousness and as the great peacemaker both on earth and in heaven. He sends the Gospel forth to win the world to Himself, as a rider on a white horse going forth conquering.
The psalm depicts the millennial era and the celebration of a marriage festival. It is a promise of the personal, pre-millennial return of Christ.
It was also believed by the Abyssinians, both Jews and Christians, to foretell the queen of Sheba's visit to Jerusalem.
Bride's Identity and Glory
The queen standing at the King's right hand is the Bride, the Lamb's Wife. The address comes in the midst of the celebration of the marriage festival. The daughter spoken to is believers, who are also pictured as Christ's flock.
The verse with its context commands worship of Christ as the Son of God. It calls for reverence toward Him. He is the King who will greatly desire her beauty.
The verse with the verses that follow shows Christ's church as His espoused bride made glorious in the regeneration when the Son of man sits on His glorious throne in the dispensation of the fulness of times. Then His unchangeable love and sure covenant espousal will be vindicated, for she will be presented to Him without spot or wrinkle in heavenly healthfulness and fadeless beauty. Her soiled apparel of earthly servitude and suffering will be laid aside for heavenly raiment and bridal diadem and immortal jewelry. She will be acknowledged as a divine princess, all glorious within with clothing of wrought gold, brought to the King in raiment of needlework with gladness and rejoicing. She will be praised and admired as worthy of all His love.
Call to Forget and Follow
To hearken, to consider, and to incline the ear is to enter the life of faith, the noblest life, because it takes the soul out of the house of Adam and carries it into the household of God, leaving the father's house behind to be united to the King of Glory. The forgetting of one's own people and father's house is a turning from exclusive attachment to one's own people and household.
That same turning is a call to leave selfish isolation and to care about people beyond one's own community. Such concern is to lead outward into service where the need is greatest.
The verse gives encouragement to leave one's own people and family and to go forward on mission even at the risk of death for the Saviour's sake. Its comfort stays with the one who obeys for years afterward.