Keraia
Psalm 45

Psalm 45:7

My Heart Is Stirred by a Noble Theme · Psalm 45:1–17
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Translations

Modern
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
Traditional
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Literal
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; upon thus, God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy above your companions.
Latin
Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem; propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo lætitiæ, præ consortibus tuis.

Original

Hebrew
English
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

Notes

Psalms 45:6–9

  • The king is like a god among humans. God anointed him, gave him a powerful throne, and he delivers justice as he rules eternally.

  • The writer of Hebrews uses Psalm 45:6–7 to describe Jesus, arguing that the Son is greater than the angels (Hebrews 1:8–9).

Psalms 45:1–17

This psalm celebrates a royal wedding; it might have been sung on many occasions and not just at one wedding. As God’s representative, the king carried the responsibility of dispensing justice and maintaining order in God’s world (see Psalm 2).

Theme notes and profiles

Royal Psalms

Parallels

1 Kings 3:1–15 2 Chronicles 1:1–13 Psalm 72:1–20

Glossary

David Korahite, Korathite Messiah Music Numbers, Book of Ointment Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth Song of Solomon

Topics

Anointing of Christ's Kingly and Priestly office Anointing of the Holy Spirit: That Christ should Receive: Foretold Christ is God: As God Over All Hatred of God Jesus, the Christ: Holiness of Jesus, the Christ: King Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to the Divinity of Oil: The Unction of the Holy Spirit Positive Attitude Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Being Anointed with the Spirit Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Righteous Government Righteousness: Christ: Loves Sacred Anointing: Illustrative of the Anointing of Christ with the Holy Spirit Serving Two Masters Solomon: A |Type| of Christ Symbols and Similitudes of the Holy Spirit: Oil The Emblems of the Holy Spirit: Oil the King Christ: Foretold Women of the Body (Ekklesia) of Christ