Psalm 45:1-16:Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children

From Psalms

Psalm 45
(For the director of music.  To the tune of "Lilies," Of the Sons of Korah.  A maskil.  A wedding song.)

¹My 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.

²Thou art fairer than the children of men:
      grace is poured into thy lips:
      therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
³Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty,
      with thy glory and thy majesty.
⁴And in thy majesty ride prosperously
      because of truth and meekness and righteousness;
      and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
⁵Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies;
      whereby the people fall under thee.
⁶Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:
      the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
⁷Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness:
      therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee
      with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
⁸All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,
      out of the ivory palaces,
      whereby they have made thee glad.

⁹Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women:
      upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

¹⁰Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear;
      forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
¹¹So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty:
      for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
¹²And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift;
      even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

¹³The king's daughter is all glorious within:
      her clothing is of wrought gold.
¹⁴She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework:
      the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
¹⁵With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought:
      they shall enter into the king's palace.

¹⁶Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children,
      whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Quite a different theme than Psalm 44's prayer of lamentation from my last post.  This is the joy and splendor of the Lord, the gift of wedding and marriage.  It's all quite beautiful and appeals to all the senses.

I've been procrastinating on this psalm for a while, not quite sure what to say or how to say it.  So, I'll just cut to the chase.  In this Psalm, the closing verse, which says that Children will replace their parents stands out for me.  It reminds of a saying my sponsor once told me.  The day we become sober from our addiction is the day our children become sober as well.  They learn from us - and if we can be free from alcohol, drugs, gambling and porn; and have healthy behaviors towards sex, love and food they can learn that, too.

Be sober for your children or else they will grow up to be addicts - as a son of an alcoholic I know this.

Thanks for letting me share.