Hebrews 1:9

Thou lovedst righteousness, and hatedst iniquity; therefore God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

Noyes Bible

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 of the Son: “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; and the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.

10And: “Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst found the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:2Why do the kings of the earth rise up, And the princes combine together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed king?

Psalms 11:5The LORD trieth the righteous; But the wicked, and the lover of violence, his soul hateth.

Psalms 33:5He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

Psalms 40:8O my God! to do thy will is my delight, And thy law dwelleth in my heart!”

Psalms 89:20I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.

Psalms 119:104From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.

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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