A Tale of a Princess

Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil^[a] of the Sons of Korah; a love song.

45 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;
    I address my verses to the king;
    my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

² You are the most handsome of the sons of men;
    grace is poured upon your lips;
    therefore God has blessed you forever.
³ Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one,
    in your splendor and majesty!

⁴ In your majesty ride out victoriously
    for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
    let your right hand teach you awesome deeds!
⁵ Your arrows are sharp
    in the heart of the king's enemies;
    the peoples fall under you.

⁶ Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
    The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
⁷     you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
    with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
⁸     your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;
⁹     daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;
    at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

¹⁰ Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear:
    forget your people and your father's house,
¹¹     and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him.
¹²     The people^[b] of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts,
    the richest of the people.^[c]

¹³ All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
¹⁴     In many-colored robes she is led to the king,
    with her virgin companions following behind her.
¹⁵ With joy and gladness they are led along
    as they enter the palace of the king.

¹⁶ In place of your fathers shall be your sons;
    you will make them princes in all the earth.
¹⁷ I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
    therefore nations will praise you forever and ever.

This is a passage from the English Standard Version. As I've said before, this is one of my favorite chapters of the Bible. It's only fitting that I include it in my post.

There is also another wonderful verse that correlates with Psalms 45. It's found in 1 Peter 2: 9-10

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

There are so many other verses to add, and I will do that as I go on with my posts. But first I would like to share what it means to be a princess. It took me a long time to accept that I was a princess, especially as I live in a world that is not my home. 

God tells us in His Word to act Christ like. This is hard! We are to be humble, and like a servant. We are to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. This is hard too, especially when we don't "love" ourselves. For me, it was impossible to love myself. But the good news is that Jesus loves me and He is advocating for me in Heaven before our Great and Holy God. When I let this sink in, I can remember my Savior's sacrifice and victory. I am now just starting to really love myself and take care of the temple God gave me. I'm encouraged by the Scriptures and my brothers and sisters in Christ. I will follow the example of my Savior, Jesus Christ until He comes again and takes me to my forever home.