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Psalm 45:6–7

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6Your throne, O God,c will last for ever and ever;f

a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

7You 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

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Footnotes

  1. cHere the king is addressed as God’s representative.

Cross references

  1. fSee Ge 21:33; La 5:19
  2. gPs 33:5
  3. hSee Ps 11:5
  4. iPs 2:2; Isa 45:1; 61:1; Zec 4:14
  5. jSee Ps 23:5; Heb 1:8–9*

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.

The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;

you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you

with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Your throne, God, is forever and ever;

the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

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

more than your companions.

NLTNew Living Translation

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.

You rule with a scepter of justice.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.

A scepter of uprightness is

the scepter of your kingdom.

You love righteousness and hate wickedness.

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you

from among your companions with festive oil.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:

The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness:

Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee

With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.