PSALM xliv. Deus, auribus
Rom. viii. 36
The appeal of the suffering and persecuted Church to Christ; her confession of faithfulness to that which He has entrusted to her keeping.
PSALM xlv. Enructavit cor meum
Heb. i. Christmas Day, morning (Prayer Book)
The Church celebrates the Incarnation under the figure of a royal marriage. The bridegroom is Christ Himself, described in vv. 3-9; the bride, the King's daughter, is the Church destined to spread into all lands. The "daughter of Tyre" is symbolical of the heathen world coming to Christ. The "queen" (or queen-mother) of ver. 10 has often been interpreted of the Blessed Virgin.
PSALM xlvi. Deus nosier refugium
A Psalm of the Church's confidence: she is conscious of the presence of Christ and the Holy Spirit (ver. 4, R.V.) within her; and confesses that this is her eternal strength amidst the warfare and tumult of the world.
PSALM xlvii. Omnes gentes, plaudite
Ascension Day, morning (Prayer Book)