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Psalm 45:7–8

You love righteousnessg and hate wickedness;h

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

by anointingi you with the oil of joy.j

All your robes are fragrantk with myrrhl and aloesm and cassia;n

from palaces adorned with ivoryo

the music of the stringsp makes you glad.

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Psalm 45:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you

with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.

From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

Psalm 45:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness:

Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee

With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,

Out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

Psalm 45:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

You love justice and hate evil.

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you,

pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes.

In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.

Psalm 45:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,

Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

Psalm 45:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

You love right and hate evil,

so God has chosen you from among your friends;

he has set you apart with much joy.

Your clothes smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia.

From palaces of ivory

music comes to make you happy.

Psalm 45:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness:

Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee

With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia;

Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

Psalm 45:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

Psalm 45:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. 

That is why God, your God, has anointed you, 

rather than your companions, with the oil of joy. 

All your robes are ⸤fragrant⸥ with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. 

From ivory palaces the music of stringed instruments delights you. 

Psalm 45:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy

more than your companions.

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;

from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.

Psalm 45:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

you love righteousness and hate wickedness.

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you

with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.

From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

Psalm 45:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

You love righteousness and hate wickedness.

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you

from among your companions with festive oil.

All your robes are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia.

From palaces of ivory stringed instruments gladden you.

Psalm 45:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You love what is right and hate what is evil.

So your God has placed you above your companions.

He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.

Myrrh and aloes and cassia make all of your robes smell good.

In palaces decorated with ivory

the music played on stringed instruments makes you glad.

Psalm 45:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;

Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.


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