Jesus, You, and a Royal Wedding

Psalm 45

About the Sermon

The beauty of the Psalms is that they capture so many of our human emotions. As we hurt, as we walk through darkness, as we grieve, as we are angry, these God-given texts give expression to our deepest pains. However, they also provide us with expressions of unbounded celebration and joy. They pull our eyes and hearts up and remind us of the glories which are real and which are coming. Through this sermon we get to participate in a wedding celebration—a Psalm so full of beauty and light and festivity that we can’t help but join in.

About the Series

The Psalms have been the hymnbook and prayerbook of God’s people since Old Testament times. By God’s kind design, the Psalms are “a mirror of the soul of everyone who sings them…In its pages you find portrayed man’s whole life, the emotion of the soul, and the frames of his mind” (Athanasius). It’s no wonder, then, that Jesus took up many of the psalms upon his own lips, particularly in times of his deepest distress, and Jesus did so for our salvation and sanctification.
The Psalms have been the hymnbook and prayerbook of God’s people since Old Testament times. By God’s kind design, the Psalms are “a mirror of the soul of everyone who sings them…In its pages you find portrayed man’s whole life, the emotion of the soul, and the frames of his mind” (Athanasius). It’s no wonder, then, that Jesus took up many of the psalms upon his own lips, particularly in times of his deepest distress, and Jesus did so for our salvation and sanctification.

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