Psalms 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
In Context
5Thine arrows are sharp. The peoples fall under thee. [They are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
Cross References
Numbers 24:8God brings him forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and smite [them] through with his arrows.
2 Samuel 23:4[he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.
Psalms 89:29I will also make his seed to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Psalms 93:2Thy throne is established of old. Thou are from everlasting.
Psalms 145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [is] throughout all generations.
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:2-6
Nuptial Song; Glories of the Messiah. 1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5… Read the whole commentary →