Fathers

Psalms 45

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My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

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Psalms 45:16

Eastern Fathers

Irenaeus

For this reason did the Lord declare that the first should in truth be last, and the last first. And the prophet, too, indicates the same, saying, "instead of fathers, children have been born unto thee." For the Lord, having been born "the First-begotten of the dead," and receiving into His bosom the ancient fathers, has regenerated them into the life of God, He having been made Himself the beginning of those that live, as Adam became the beginning of those who die. …

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Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Instead of thy fathers, children are born to thee" (ver. 16). Nothing can be more manifest. Now consider the "Temple of the King" itself, for it is on its behalf he speaks, on account of the unity of the body that is spread throughout all the world: for those very persons who have chosen to be virgins, cannot find favour with the King unless they be led into the Temple of the King. …

Exposition on Psalm 45 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"Instead of your fathers, sons have been born to you." Here he commends her for her offspring. Regarding which he sets forth four things: namely, the origin of the offspring, its dignity, its office, and its fruit. He says therefore, "Instead of your fathers, sons have been born to you." The children of the early Church are the apostles and their successors. Sons are said to be born to the Church through the teaching of Christ her bridegroom, and others through the teaching of the apostles, and other sons of other preachers. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗

Bonaventure

The Psalm: He established them as princes over all the earth: it is established that this was said of the Apostles: therefore all the earth is under the principate of the Apostles: but this principate is a stable principate, according to that word of the Psalm: Their principate has been exceedingly strengthened: but it is not stable unless it is united, because every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation; nor is it united unless it has one principal prince: therefore according to the prophetic testimony all …

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