Royalty

The writer of Psalm 45 is very excited. He can't wait to tell you about the revelation he has received about a very special King, and that King's royal household. He describes his psalm as a "A Song of Loves".
He starts by saying, "My heart is inditing a good matter", meaning in his inner man, in his soul, he is bubbling over, stirred up, by the "dabar" word that he has received. This word concerns the King, whom we can quickly see by the writer's description, is the Messiah. He is described as Lord (Adonai), and daughters are told to worship Him (v. 11). This is not speaking of an earthly king. These daughters are told to leave their own houses and people, and to be joined to this King's house. Even this King's adversaries, represented here as the "daughter of Tyre" (sharp stone used as a knife, adversary, to bind, to show hostility, to assault, beset and distress), will come bringing offerings, sacrifices, and tribute to Him. The prophet Zechariah tells of the time when even the enemy nations, who attempted to destroy Jerusalem, will come to Jerusalem bringing gifts and offerings to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, during the Feast of Tabernacles (Zech. 14:16). This psalm's description is very much like that prophetic word. There is no doubt that this psalmist is writing a revelation, a prophetic vision, regarding the Messiah, Jesus Christ. However, this vision also includes those who are with this special King in His household.
There are several female personifications used in this psalm as being part of the King's royal household:
The King is attended by honourable (weighed down with rare, precious jewels, building stones made of the finest marble, magnificent, rare, glorious splendid) women of royalty (v. 9). These special "women" are His surroundings, they compass Him about.
The "queen" (shegsl/shagal- the king's wife, consort, cohabitant, to gather or pour out water in buckets) stands at this King's right hand, covered in the gold ("kethem": pure gold, hidden away in treasuries, to carve or engrave, to be enscribed indelibly) of Ophir (source of fine gold, precious stones and sandalwood). The bride or queen of the King stands at His right hand. The queen, according to the Hebrew meaning of the word, is associated with the gathering and pouring out of water. She is truly glorious, but she is a hidden treasure (2 Cor. 4:3, 7), because of the treasure's very preciousness. The meaning of the "queen", associated with the pouring out, and gathering of water, is a picture of the Bride of Christ to me. The Holy Spirit fills the believers in Christ with living water:
"If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive...)"  Jn. 7:37-39
Those intended to be royal brides are like Rebekah. They both draw water, and they pour out water for the benefit of others:
"Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, "Please let down your pitcher that I may drink", and she says, "Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink"- let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master," Gen. 24:14
The believers both receive water, and pour out water. Spirit filled believers, like the queen above, are seated with Christ in the heavenly places (Eph. 2:6). Though they were once dead in sin, they received the salvation of Jesus, and became one with Him, His Bride. Also, the queen of this psalm, like the description of the city of God, New Jerusalem, is prepared like a bride adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:2), and is associated with being pure gold (Rev. 21:18, 21).
Next, we are told by the psalmist of the second "generation", who is part of the King's royal household. This generation would come after His marriage to the queen. The King's "daughter" (bath- a combination of the word for son, or first, and the word for build a house, repair a house) is glorious (kabad/ kabode glory) within (inside, inner wall). Her clothing is of "wrought gold". The term "wrought" refers to a filigree work, or plaited work, that is meant to be a setting for jewels. The gold spoken of here, is the zahab golden splendor of the heavens, even the sun, itself. This royal daughter is brought to the King in raiment of needlework, or embroidery. Similarly, as God speaks to Jerusalem, and of His covenant with her, in Ez. 16:9-14, He describes how He dressed and adorned Jerusalem. Part of the description includes gold, embroidery, and jewels. In that prophecy, the LORD remarks that her beauty is perfect, because He put His own comeliness (adorning decoration, splendor, majesty, ornament, honor) upon her (Ez. 16:14). However, she used her covenant beauty to worship idols. 
This passage from Psalm 45 regarding the presence of this royal daughter, is speaking to me about those beautiful Jewish believers who will recognize and receive their Messiah (Zech. 12:10), having been blinded originally for our sake until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in (Rom. 11:23, 25-27). Then having been grafted back again into the root of Christ, she once again, through the atonement and restoration of the Messiah King, walks in that glorious royal beauty of covenant that God had purposed for her from the beginning, and as described in the prophecy of Ezekiel.
Lastly mentioned are "the virgins" (pure, unspotted, bride, city). They follow (afterward, tarry, delayed, slack, remain behind, cause to delay, hesitate) after the royal daughter coming in to the King (v. 14). They are described as "companions", which can mean "fellow citizens, brothers, friends, other persons". The root of the word companions means "shepherd, pastor, company, sheep, to tend, to pasture".  I do not associate the virgins mentioned at this place in the psalm as being the initial Bride of Christ. The reason I don't is because of the meaning of the word "follow" used in connection with them. Also, the queen, the wife of the King, is already established and standing at the right hand of the King when the virgins enter. These virgins are entering the King's court after that event. Jesus told a parable in Mt. 25, about a group of virgins. Half of the ten virgins are prepared to enter into the wedding with the Bridegroom when He comes, and half are not prepared. The unprepared are virgins like the others, they have lamps (light, Messiah) like the others, they even have some oil for those lamps like the others. However, they don't have enough oil, and their lamps go out, are quenched, at the moment of the Bridegroom's arrival. They are frantic to get more oil, but it is too late. Perhaps these "foolish" virgins, while waiting for the Bridegroom (Christ), lost interest, became negligent in their faith, slack in righteousness and, therefore, were not prepared when He came suddenly. In any case, they did not make it into the wedding. When they tried to get in anyway, the Bridegroom told them that He didn't "know" them, meaning He didn't perceive them, or see them. Perhaps the Bridegroom of the parable, Jesus Himself, "knows" His Bride, His Queen, by the "ore" light shining in them, which is His own light. Though the foolish virgins knew the Bridegroom, they allowed the light, the glory, the Holy Spirit, that comes from being one with Him, to be neglected, disappointed, "quenched" as they waited for Him. They missed their time, their opportunity to enter the wedding, but what happened to them afterwards? If I were one of them, after that terrible missed opportunity, I would have made sure to have gallons of "oil" continually on hand. Could the virgins mentioned in this Psalm be those "slack, remain behind, hesitating, delaying" virgins who previously missed their opportunity to enter in at the time of the wedding? Those who should have entered earlier, but were unprepared for His sudden appearance? However, having a knowledge of Jesus, they may have gotten to enter in at a later time. We don't know for sure, it is a mystery (root meaning of the word "foolish"). Perhaps this psalm is giving us a glimpse into that mystery. In any case the virgin companions following the royal daughter, who is the second generation, come in before the King with "gladness" and "rejoicing" ( a revolution of time, a circle of time, an age). Though they have hesitated, and tarried, and have even caused a delay, they have finally arrived to the King's court. I would enter with gladness ("simchah"- very joyful, pleasure, glee, joyful cries, gaiety, joyful banquets, loving pleasures) also, if I were one of them. Glad for a Savior who did not forget me and leave me outside forever, but mercifully filled me again with His Holy Spirit, and restored the joy and zeal of my salvation, and the "ore" light of His presence. In any case, with the arrival of these virgins, the glorious royal household is now complete. The arrival of the virgins, though late and delayed, marks the end of one age, and the beginning of another. There is a feast called "Simchat Torah" (Joy of the Torah/Word) that comes after the Feast of Tabernacles, when the door is shut. This feast of Simchat Torah on the eighth day marks the end of one cycle of Torah reading, and the beginning of a new cycle.
Both the royal daughter, and the virgin companions who follow after her, enter into the King's palace (palace, temple, sanctuary, heavenly temple, the holy tabernacle).
Perhaps you will draw different conclusions from the picture created by this special psalm, but to me, it does indeed paint an image of "a song of loves", the loves of a Messiah for us that made us glorious, and royal, and a part of His heavenly household.
After seeing the almost indescribable glory and splendor of this special King's royal court, the psalmist is so overwhelmed and excited that he declares that he will make the King's name to be remembered in all generations, and "therefore, shall people praise Thee forever and ever."  Me too!

Our Father reveals the Messiah King's royal court to us.


"Enter His Gates"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqkW19B0d3g

"I Stand in Awe of You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmZTz5H49zw