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The Psalm singing on this MP3 (digital download) covers Psalm 45:13-17, as sung to the tune Silchester, from the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter.

13   The daughter of the King

          all glorious is within;

       And with embroideries of gold

          her garments wrought have been.

14   She cometh to the King

          in robes with needle wrought;

      The virgins that do follow her

          shall unto thee be brought.

15   They shall be brought with joy,

          and mirth on ev'ry side,

      Into the palace of the King,

          and there they shall abide.

16   And in thy fathers' stead,

          thy children thou may'st take,

      And in all places of the earth

          them noble princes make.

17   I will shew forth thy name

          to generations all:

      Therefore the people evermore

          to thee give praises shall.

John Brown of Haddington's notes on Psalm 45 follow:

In this song of loves, are celebrated, (1.) The glories of Jesus our Redeemer, particularly the transcendant comeliness and blessedness of his person, God-man; his almighty power in conquering his people, and destroying his enemies; the eternity, firmness, and equity of his

government: his royal unction with the Holy Ghost above measure; his fitness for his work, and the splendour of his court, ver. 1-9. (2.) The glories of the redeemed; their listening to Jesus' proposals of marriage union with himself; their renunciation of all others for his sake; their reverential submission to, and worship of him, ver. 10-11; their glorious ornaments of righteousness and grace; and their glorious entrance into the new covenant, and the eternal state, ver. 12-15; their glorious succession and work, for perpetuating the fame of the Redeemer, ver. 16-17.

In singing this song of the Lamb, let me with open face behold his glory, and be changed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord. Let my admiration of his excellency swell to the brim, and my love burn with a most vehement flame; and let my hopes of being for ever with him, be strong and lively. Let my heart be all wonder at his excellency, fulness, and grace all subjection to his government and laws; and let my lips be filled with his praise and honour all the day.

From: THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE (The Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650) by the Westminster Assembly, Covenanted Church of Scotland General Assembly and Francis Rouse (1646-1650), With Notes Exhibiting the Connection, Explaining the Sense, and for Directing and Animating the Devotion On Each Psalm by John Brown Of Haddington (from the 1844 edition of this Psalter published by Robert Carter, New York).

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