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Psalm 45:10
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; (Psalm 45:10)
Hearken.
 The psalmist now addresses the bride, introduced in v. 9, counseling her to give careful thought to the new relation into which she is about to enter.
Forget.
 The bride is being admonished, in effect, “Do not pine for your own home, do not compare the new with the old, do not try to bring foreign ideas into your new environment; break all associations that would stand between you and your king; identify yourself fully with your husband.” A beautiful example of fealty to another is found in the story of Ruth and Naomi (see Ruth 1:16-18).