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Psalm 45:14
She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
12The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
13The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
15With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king’s palace.
16Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
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The embroidered clothing draws the eye, yet the procession also makes room for the bride’s companions, who follow her into the king’s presence.
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Song of Songs 6:8There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number.Both songs mention virgins in a royal setting, though the psalm identifies them as companions accompanying the bride.
Matthew 25:1“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Both passages describe virgins going to a wedding encounter: the psalm’s companions approach the king, and Matthew’s ten go to meet the bridegroom.
2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you in marriage to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.Both passages use marriage and presentation language: the bride is led to the king, while Paul speaks of presenting believers to Christ.
Song of Songs 8:13You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!Companions attend the bride in the psalm, and friends attend the person addressed in the gardens in Song of Songs.
Song of Songs 1:3Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.Virgins appear in both songs, as the bride’s companions in the psalm and as women who love the beloved in Song of Songs.
Exodus 28:39You shall weave the tunic with fine linen. You shall make a turban of fine linen. You shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.Both texts name embroidery in clothing: the bride’s embroidered work in the psalm and the embroidered sash in Exodus.
Song of Songs 2:7I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.Both passages include women within a song of love, though Song of Songs addresses love’s timing rather than a wedding procession.
Judges 5:30‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder? A lady, two ladies to every man; to Sisera a plunder of dyed garments, a plunder of dyed garments …Embroidery appears in both, but the psalm describes wedding clothing while Judges records imagined spoils of war, including women.
John 17:24Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory which you have given me, for you loved me before the …The shared thread is presence: companions come before the king, while Jesus desires those given to him to be with him.
Revelation 14:1–4I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written …Both scenes include a group and a central figure: companions approach the king, while the multitude stands with the Lamb.
Exodus 27:16For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their …Embroidered work marks the bride’s clothing in the psalm and the screen at the court’s gate in Exodus.
Revelation 14:4These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from …Both passages mention virgins who follow someone: the bride’s companions follow her, while the redeemed follow the Lamb.
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There is room in this wedding song for those who accompany the bride. Her companions share the procession and, in the next verse, its gladness.
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