Psalms 45:8
\45:7\You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
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In Context
7\45:6\Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.
Cross References
Exodus 30:23Take the best spices, five hundred shekels' weight of liquid myrrh, and of sweet cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty shekels, and two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet calamus,
Psalms 11:7For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
Psalms 45:15\45:14\She will come before the king in robes of needlework; the virgins in her train will come before you.
Song of Solomon 1:3Sweet is the smell of your perfumes; your name is as perfume running out; so the young girls give you their love.
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this coming out of the waste places like pillars of smoke, perfumed with sweet spices, with all the spices of the trader?
Song of Solomon 4:13The produce of the garden is pomegranates; with all the best fruits, henna and spikenard,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:7-10
Majesty and Glory of Christ. 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 9 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. We have here the royal bridegroom… Read the whole commentary →