Psalms 45:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד שֵׁ֥בֶט מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

Your-kisʾăkā ʾĕlōhîm ʿôlām and-ʿed šēbeṭ mîšōr šēbeṭ your-malkûtekā

Grammar Details

*kisʾăkā*: Masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your throne'
*ʾĕlōhîm*: Masculine plural noun - 'God/gods'
*ʿôlām*: Masculine singular noun - 'eternity/forever'
*ʿed*: Masculine singular noun with prefixed waw conjunction - 'and perpetuity'
*šēbeṭ*: Masculine singular noun in construct - 'scepter/rod of'
*mîšōr*: Masculine singular noun - 'uprightness/equity'
*malkûtekā*: Feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your kingdom'

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine one
*ʿôlām*: eternal/forever/everlasting
*ʿed*: perpetuity/forever/continuing
*šēbeṭ*: scepter/rod/staff
*mîšōr*: uprightness/equity/righteousness

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Referenced Verses

Ps 33:5 : 5 He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.
Heb 1:9 : 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore {G5124} God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 21:6 : 6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Col 1:18-19 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it was the good pleasure [of the Father] that in him should all the fulness dwell;
Rom 8:29 : 29 For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
Luke 4:18-21 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
John 20:17 : 17 Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.
Acts 2:28 : 28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
Luke 13:27 : 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know {G5209} not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
John 1:16 : 16 For of his fulness {G2983} we all received, and grace for grace.
Matt 3:15 : 15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
Ps 89:26 : 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Ps 101:3-4 : 3 I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me. 4 A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.
Ps 101:8 : 8 Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
Lev 8:12 : 12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
1 Kgs 1:39-40 : 39 And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, [Long] live king Solomon. 40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
1 Kgs 19:16 : 16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying],
Ps 11:7 : 7 For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.
Heb 2:14 : 14 Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Rev 21:27 : 27 and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Luke 3:22 : 22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, {G3004} Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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