Hebrews 1:9

You love what is right, and hate what is lawless. That is why God, your God, has placed you above everyone else by anointing you with the oil of joy.”

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In The King James Version

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

In Context

8but about the Son he says, “Your throne, God, lasts forever and ever, and justice is the ruling scepter of your kingdom.

10“You, Lord, laid the foundations of the earth in the beginning. The heavens are the product of your hands.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:2The kings of the world prepare to attack, and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his anointed one, saying,

Psalms 11:5The Lord examines both those who do right and those who do evil, but he hates those who love violence.

Psalms 33:5He loves all that is good and right; the earth is full of the Lord's trustworthy love.

Psalms 40:8I am pleased to do your will, my God—your Law guides my mind.”

Psalms 89:20I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.

Psalms 119:104I gain understanding from what you say, so I hate any way of life that's just a lie.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 1:5-14

The Dignity of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a… Read the whole commentary →

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