Psalms 45:7

7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

Psalms 45:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
ESV
7 you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
NLT
7 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.
MSG
7 You love the right and hate the wrong. And that is why God, your very own God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king from among your dear companions.
CSB
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you, more than your companions, with the oil of joy.

Psalms 45:7 In-Context

5 Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
8 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 33:5
  • 2. S Psalms 11:5
  • 3. Psalms 2:2; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 61:1; Zechariah 4:14
  • 4. S Psalms 23:5; Psalms 21:6; Hebrews 1:8-9*
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