Psalm 45:10

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

Cross-reference

Psalm 45:13 Parallel

In Psalm 45:13, the same princess is described in her chamber — the bride who is told to forget her people in verse 10.

In Genesis 12:1, God calls Abram to leave his father's house, echoing the call in Psalm 45:10 to forget her people.

In Genesis 2:24, the marriage ordinance says a man leaves his parents, paralleling the bride's call in Psalm 45:10 to forget her father's house.

Luke 14:26 Parallel

Luke 14:26 requires hating family to be Christ's disciple, a stronger parallel to forgetting one's own people.

Matthew 19:29 promises reward for leaving family for Christ, directly paralleling the forsaking of father's house.

Matthew 10:37 demands prioritizing Christ over family, echoing the radical leaving of one's people in Psalm 45:10.

In Song of Solomon 2:10-13, the beloved calls the bride to arise and come away, paralleling the call in Psalm 45:10 to forget her father's house.

Revelation 19:7 celebrates the marriage of the Lamb, fulfilling the OT royal wedding as the ultimate union of Christ and his bride.

2 Corinthians 11:2 directly applies the betrothal metaphor to the church, presenting believers as a pure virgin to Christ.

Romans 7:4 Related theme

Romans 7:4 uses marriage imagery of belonging to another after death to the law, prefiguring the church as bride of Christ from the OT pattern.

Matthew 19:5 Related theme

Matthew 19:5 quotes Genesis about leaving parents for marriage, echoing the same call to forsake family for a new union.

Isaiah 54:5 Related theme

In Isaiah 54:5, God is called Israel's husband — the marriage metaphor parallels the royal wedding in Psalm 45.

Song of Songs 4:8 Related theme

In Song of Solomon 4:8, the beloved calls his bride to come away from Lebanon — similar to the call to forget her father's house.

Ruth 2:11 Parallel

In Ruth 2:11, Boaz notes Ruth left her father and mother and native land — exactly what the bride is told to do.

Ruth 1:16 Parallel

In Ruth 1:16, Ruth vows to leave her people and cling to Naomi, mirroring the bride's call to forget her father's house.

Genesis 41:51 has Joseph naming Manasseh because God made him forget his father's house, a direct verbal echo of 'forget your own people'.

Genesis 24:61 continues Rebekah's departure, reinforcing the parallel of a bride leaving her father's house.

Genesis 24:58 shows Rebekah willingly leaving her family to marry Isaac, a direct narrative parallel to the bride's departure.

In 1 Samuel 25:42, Abigail leaves her household to become David's wife, echoing the bride's departure from her father's house.

In 2 Corinthians 6:17, Paul calls believers to separate from the unclean, similar to the call in Psalm 45:10 to forget one's father's house.

Deuteronomy 21:13 describes a captive woman leaving her father's house to marry, paralleling the bride's call to forget her own people.

In Numbers 10:30, Hobab refuses to leave his people — the opposite response to the bride's call to forget her father's house.

In 2 Corinthians 6:18, God promises to be a father to those who separate, paralleling the call in Psalm 45:10 to leave father's house for a new relationship.

Philippians 3:13 Related theme

Philippians 3:13 speaks of forgetting what lies behind to press forward, mirroring the call to forget one's people for a new allegiance.