He is said to be anointed with the oil of gladness, which will be plain to you, when we proceed a little further, and still more if you take into account the whole intention of the passage. For the Psalm addresses the subject of the prophecy, Christ the Beloved of God, in the words quoted a little before, in which it was said: “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy Kingdom. [181] Thou hast loved righteousness and hated injustice: therefore God,