When we initially finish the psalm, we may miss what is actually happening, what is actually being claimed.
In place of your fathers shall be your sons;
you will make them princes in all the earth.I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
therefore nations will praise you forever and ever.
First, we may think the poet is still talking to and about the bride. However, in the original Hebrew, the pronouns “you” and “your” switch back to masculine in these last verses. These final lines are actually spoken again to the groom, the king.
Second, we may immediately assume the “I” of the final verse is God talking to the king. And it is possible. In the psalms, it is not entirely unheard of for the speaker to change suddenly and without warning. However, it is much more likely that the “I” in the final verse is the same “I” as in the first verse. The psalmist is claiming, “Because I have written this song, your name will be remembered for generations. Your name will be praised in all the nations forever and ever.”
The statement is somewhat ironic because we have no idea which original king this song was about. However, when we discover that ultimately this psalm is about Jesus, we gain a grand picture of praise in these final verses.
The song of Jesus and His bride is a song to be sung forever. It is a song we need to sing today. It is a song we need to teach our children. It is a song we need to teach our grandchildren. This song ends by pointing out that the best days are not behind us. The best generations are not behind us. Our hope is not in our fathers, but in our children. They are not the bride of tomorrow, but the bride of today. We need to sing this song. We need to remember Jesus’s name. We need to praise Him. And we need to pass these praises on to the next generation.
More than that, we need to pass these praises on to our neighbors. We need to pass these praises on to our co-workers, classmates, family members, friends, even our enemies. We need to pass these praises on to the worldly nations that they may see how amazing our King is.
Korah’s son wrote this psalm because God’s King is worthy of praise. Korah’s son wrote this psalm because the King’s bride is worthy of recognition. Korah’s son wrote this psalm not simply so it could be sung at a wedding, but so it could be sung forever. May we sing it today.
Next week’s reading is Psalm 46.
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Discuss the Following Questions with Your Family
- What are your initial reactions to the psalm and the written devo above?
- Why is Jesus worthy of praise?
- Why is Jesus’s church worthy of recognition?
- How can we sing this same song today? (Hint: when I say that, I’m speaking figuratively. I’m not suggesting we need to simply put this song to music and sing it. I mean we need to be praising Jesus and His bride today for all the world to hear and see)
- What do you think we should pray for and about in light of this psalm and our discussion today?
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