Thursday, February 14, 2008
Psalm 45

This psalm is a wedding song and it's a rather interesting coincidence since today is Valentine's day.
When I read this psalm in the morning, I was quite surprised because the mood was significantly different from the previous psalms. The psalm describes a joyous occasion and the phrases used give us a glimpse of the splendor of this event.

If I may use the poetic tools that Adrian mentioned earlier, the whole psalm seems to be emblematic metaphorical. It uses the wedding to symbolise our future relationship with God. Jesus is the bridegroom who will return and the Church, of which we are a part of, is his bride.

While waiting for the bridegroom, the bride needs to prepare herself (by dressing up in nice, clean clothes etc). Similarly, as we await the second coming of Jesus, we need to prepare ourselves for him. The way to do this is to lead a holy life that is pleasing to God. But it's not easy to do that. So we need to pray and ask the Holy Spirit for guidance to discern what is right before God.

oonyong