Psalms 45:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework. As the King was described in Psalms 45:8 in His coming for the Bride, so she is here described in her being escorted to the king, so as to be brought "into the palace" (Psalms 45:15). "Brought" implies the providential and gracious instrumentalities by which Israel shall be finally brought to Messiah, her Lord, and to her own land; see Isaiah 18:7; Isaiah 66:20; the Gentiles aiding Israel in her return (Zephaniah 3:10; Isaiah 49:22). Compare Song of Solomon 1:4, "The King hath brought me into His chambers."

The virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. "Her companions," imply their essential equality with her; they "follow her" as the first among equals. They shall be "brought," through her instrumentality, into living union, like herself (cf. Psalms 45:14), with the Lord Christ.

Psalms 45:14

14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.