Psalms 45:8
Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
7Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
9Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which
Cross References
Exodus 30:23Saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much, that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty.
Psalms 11:7For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
Psalms 45:15clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.
Song of Solomon 1:3Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee.
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is she that goeth up by the desert, as a pillar of smoke of aromatical spices, of myrrh, and frankincense, and of all the powders of the perfumer?
Song of Solomon 4:13Thy plants are a paradise of pomegranates with the fruits of the orchard. Cypress with 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 →