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Psalms 45:15
They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the king, describing the formal procession of his bride and her virgin companions as they approach the royal residence. The moment captures the structured entry of the wedding party into the palace court.
The words — The Hebrew תּוּבַלְנָה (tuvalnah) literally means "they are brought," paired with בִּשְׂמָחֹת (bisemachot, "with joy") and וָגִיל (vagil, "and rejoicing") to describe the manner of their approach. תְּבֹאֶינָה (tevo'enah) denotes "they go" or "they enter" into the palace of the king.
The thread — The procession motif appears in Isaiah 35:10, where the redeemed return to Zion with singing and everlasting joy, and in Revelation 7:15, where the multitude stands before God's throne to serve day and night. These references extend the image of triumphant entry into contexts of restoration and worship.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to observe the text's depiction of orderly movement and commanded celebration without projecting external emotional states. It demands attention to the structural certainty of the procession and the explicit joy recorded in the narrative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
Cross-references
- Revelation 7:15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 56:5 I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
- Isaiah 60:19 No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
- Revelation 3:12 The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
- Revelation 3:21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Isaiah 51:11 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.