Изъяснение псалма 45-го.

Ps.45:1. To the head of the choir. Sons of Korah. On the musical instrument Alamof. Song. “In the end, about the sons of Korah, about the secret ones.” Foreshadowing what will happen after a long time, the prophetic word again gives this psalm the inscription: “to the end,” commanding those to expect the events of the prophecy. He predicts the uprising that happened to the Church and after it the help sent down from Heaven and the peace that is now established. You should know that, according to others, this psalm was spoken about Gog and Magog, and according to others, about Ahaz and Pekah, and also, according to others, about Hezekiah and the king of Assyria. But a detailed interpretation (let’s say with God) will show that the thought contained in the psalm does not apply to any of those counted. Ps.45:2. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in troubles. “God is our refuge and strength, our helper in the sorrows that have come upon us.” The previous psalm foreshadowed the Church, gathered from evil pagans and made a queen, and showed that her sons would be princes of the whole earth, and here the Prophet depicts the riots that took place at the beginning of the sermon, when those who disobeyed rose up, when they attacked the believers. Then he prescribes in words how the host of the persecuted, protected by their trust in God, will ignore the waves rushing towards them, because, having the God of all as a strong fence, says the Prophet, we do not feel sorrows, whatever they may be. Ps.45:3. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth shakes and the mountains move into the heart of the seas. “For this reason we will not be afraid; the earth is always troubled, and the mountains are cut into the hearts of the sea.” Here the prophetic word represents those who believed in the Savior as crying out: we will not accept any storm of fear into our souls, seeing that the earth is in turmoil and the demons who tried to disturb the people possessed by them are being driven into the abyss. And at the same time this word also predicts that the demonic wickedness that reigned in ancient times, which was likened to the heights of mountains and which for a long time dominated the universe, as if sent into some kind of abyss, will become ineffective. Ps.45:4. Let them make noise, let their waters rise, let the mountains shake from their excitement. “They made noise and troubled their waters, they shook the mountains with his strength.” The history of the Acts also teaches us how at the time when the holy Apostles passed through the world, the cities were filled with storms and turmoil; because in Ephesus Demetrius disturbed the whole city, and the same thing happened in Lystra and Derbe, and also in Philippi, in Thessaloniki, in Athens and Corinth, where the spirits of delusion created such disturbances. Others, being possessed by these spirits, cried out to the holy Apostles: “Those who corrupted the world have come to this place” (Acts 17:6). Blessed Habakkuk also foretold this; for he says: “Thou hast brought Thy horses upon the sea, troubling many waters” (Hab. 3:15). He called the sacred Apostles horses, who became, as it were, a Divine chariot, because the Lord, sitting on them, like certain waters, dispelled many and various teachings of wickedness. So here, too, the prophetic word says that the waters were troubled and the mountains began to tremble as the gospel preached. Here the Prophet called the hordes of demons “mountains” for the arrogance of arrogance and the height of arrogance, and “waters” the hearts of men, which, like waters, are carried hither and thither, outraged by the spirits of delusion. Ps.45:5. River flows rejoice the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. "River aspirations make glad the city of God". The Prophet here called the gospel sermon a river, and a hail the community of the pious, fed by the streams of this river for fruitfulness. Three interpreters translated this more clearly: “The divisions of the river make glad the city of God.” For just as the source of paradise was divided into four rivers, so this river of God had thousands and countless channels, stretching to all tribes of the human race. One flowed to the Indians, the other to the Spaniards; another flooded Egypt, and another flooded Hellas; some were appointed to irrigate Judea, and others to irrigate Syria and Cilicia; others are left to cultivate other peoples. Blessed Habakkuk also foretold this; for he says: “The earth will be divided into rivers” (Hab. 3:9), that is, the earth will be divided by channels, receiving the jets of a great river, because the Prophet called individual channels rivers. “The Most High has sanctified his village.” What the Prophet called a city, he called the same thing a village. For it is said: “I will dwell in them and walk around, and I will be their God, and they will be my people, says the Lord Almighty” (2 Cor. 6:16, 18). Therefore, the Prophet said that the same ones are soldered and sanctified by the God of all. Ps.45:6. God is in the midst of it; he will not hesitate: God will help him early in the morning. “God is in the midst of it, and does not move.” This is what the Lord promised in the Holy Gospel. “Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20); and: “Where there are two or three gathered in My name, I am in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). “God will help him in the morning,” i.e. The Lord of all will give quick and immediate help to His city. For with the words: “the morning of the morning,” the Prophet depicted speed and strictness. Ps.45:7. The nations roared; The kingdoms moved: [the Most High] gave His voice, and the earth melted. “The heathen were in turmoil, they strayed from the kingdom: He gave His voice from the Most High, and the earth moved.” As soon as Divine help was revealed, says the Prophet, the enemies turned their backs; The kingdoms, which had long plotted resistance, bowed their necks and accepted the saving yoke, because through the truth, the testimony of the very deeds and various miracles, as if by some kind of broadcast, God proved His height to people, and filled their souls with fear. Ps.45:8. The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our intercessor. “The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our protector.” Therefore, they became conquerors of their enemies, having as an assistant the Lord of the heavenly powers, who made the persecuted Jacob the conqueror of the warring ones and freed Esau and Laban from the evil intentions. Jacob was not just mentioned by a prophetic word, but because he was the first to foretell the calling of the pagans. For he says: “The prince from Judah will not fail, nor the leader from his feet, until the hope of the tongues will come to him” (Gen. 49:10). Therefore, here too, foreshadowing the conversion of the pagans, the Prophet said by the way that God, who foretold Jacob about this, did this. Ps.45:9. Come and see the works of the Lord - what devastation He has caused on earth. Ps.45:10. Stopping the battle to the ends of the earth, he crushed the bow and broke the spear, and burned the chariots with fire. Ps.45:11. Stop and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth. “Come and see the works of God, even he placed miracles on earth”: “Having fought to the end of the earth, the bow will crush and break the weapons, and the shields will be burned with fire.” “Be abolished and understand that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted to the earth.” Therefore, seeing such My power, seeing the sudden change in things, the silence that came after the great storm, the cessation of warfare, the gift of peace, from the very events, people will know that I am the God of all and the Creator of everything, having shown the height of My power not only to the Jews, but to all nations. And the face of the Apostles, having heard these words, triumphantly calls out to the opponents: Ps.45:12. The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our protector. “The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our protector.” Therefore, those who understood this psalm about Gog, or who claimed that it refers to Ahaz, let them say: is what was said applicable to those events: “taking away the battle to the end of the earth”? For in those days God did not stop all warfare; but under Gog and Magog only Palestine enjoyed peace; and under Ahaz, not even all of Palestine, but only the tribe of Judah; because Phekaeus, the son of Romelin, was attacked by the Assyrians. But under the Lord Christ this prophecy was fulfilled. Firstly, small possessions and appanage kingdoms fell, because of which people did not enjoy short-term peace, but every city was armed, fearing sudden attacks. Under our Savior Christ, the kingdom of Rome, having destroyed the appanage kingdoms, prepared all people to hear the preachers. For fearlessly, as if in one kingdom, they went everywhere and brought saving teachings to people. So, in a literal sense, these words came true: “taking away the battle to the end of the earth, he will crush the bow, and break the weapons, and burn the shields with fire.” If anyone wants to understand this in an allegorical sense, then let him pay attention to the cessation of the battles raised against the Church, and to the peace given to people from above, and then he will see the truth of the prophecy. You might be interested in: