Psalms 45:16-17

16, 17. From the wedded pair the poet turns to the illustrious progeny.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children A proverbial expression for a renowned posterity. The children shall excel their fathers, who will derive more honour from having such sons than from all their titles of grandeur and royalty.

Princes in all the earth The diffusion of the royal family in their proper rank and character will give a world wide fame to the dynasty. Such shall be the glory of the sons and daughters born to God in the Church.

Thy name… remembered in all generations Literally, in every generation and generation, that is, perpetually, without intermission.

People praise thee for ever and ever Literally, to eternity and perpetuity. This applies to Christ and his Church only. The language is too lofty and emphatic for any literal application, even giving the most liberal allowance for the oriental imagination. Thus shall Christ be glorified in his Church. To recapitulate, he shall be glorified in the beauty of his person and the grace of his words, Psalms 45:2; for the might and majesty of his victories as the “captain of our salvation,” Psalms 45:3-5; for the righteousness and holiness of his government, Psalms 45:6-7; for his magnificence as the bridegroom of the Church, Psalms 45:8-9; for the beauty, purity and excellence of his bride, the Church, Psalms 45:10-15; and, as a culminating joy, for the noble character of the converts “princes in all the earth” which shall be born to him in the Church, through whom, in an exalted measure, “shall be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places, the manifold wisdom of God,” in moral government and redemption.

Ephesians 3:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:10. Amen and amen.