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Psalm 45:15
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king’s palace.
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.
17I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
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“Gladness and rejoicing” mark the bridal procession into the king’s palace, drawing attention to a joy shared by the bride and those who accompany her.
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Revelation 7:15–17Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.Both passages describe people in a royal setting: the wedding company enters the king’s palace, and Revelation’s worshipers serve before God’s throne.
Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,Joy accompanies being brought into another’s presence: the bride’s company approaches the king, and Jude praises God’s ability to present believers before his glory.
Isaiah 35:10Then the LORD’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and …Gladness marks arrival in both passages: the bridal company enters the palace, and the LORD’s ransomed ones come to Zion.
Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of …Both passages connect rejoicing with wedding imagery, though Isaiah speaks of salvation and righteousness through the clothing of bridegroom and bride.
Isaiah 60:19–20The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God …The link is limited: the psalm celebrates arrival at a king’s palace, while Isaiah describes the LORD as everlasting light and glory.
Isaiah 56:5I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not …Both texts describe a place within royal or divine walls: the company enters the palace, and God grants a memorial within his house.
Revelation 3:21He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.Both passages describe access to a royal place, though Revelation promises the overcomer a seat with Jesus on his throne.
Revelation 3:12He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name …Both passages speak of entry into a royal or holy dwelling; Revelation adds the promise of remaining in God’s temple.
John 14:3If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.Both passages anticipate arrival where another person is: the company enters the king’s palace, and Jesus promises to receive his disciples to himself.
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The gladness here belongs to a shared celebration. Scripture makes room for the joy of a bride and her companions entering the king’s palace.
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