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Psalms 45:6

Your throne, God, is forever and ever;the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Prophecy;   Quotations and Allusions;   Solomon;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - God's;   Government;   Sovereignty of God;   Throne, God's;   The Topic Concordance - Endurance;   Throne;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;   Christ, the King;   Prophecies Respecting Christ;   Righteousness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ivory;   Psalms, the Book of;   Shushan;   Solomon's Song;   Throne;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   Eternal Life, Eternality, Everlasting Life;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sceptre;   Throne;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Sceptre;   Son of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Occupations and Professions in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Holy Spirit;   Korah, Korahites;   Messiah;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Psalms;   Sin;   Solomon;   Throne;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Old Testament;   Rod;   Session;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eternal;   Sceptre;   Son, the;   ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Eternal;   Fellow;   Shoshannim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Jesus christ;   Korah;   Messiah;   Psalms the book of;   Solomon the song of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Inspiration;   Sceptre;   Throne;   Trinity;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
King James Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
English Standard Version
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
New Century Version
God, your throne will last forever and ever. You will rule your kingdom with fairness.
New English Translation
Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
Amplified Bible
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
New American Standard Bible
Your throne, God, is forever and ever; The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
World English Bible
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thy throne, O God, is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a scepter of righteousnesse.
Legacy Standard Bible
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Berean Standard Bible
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Contemporary English Version
You are God, and you will rule forever as king. Your royal power brings about justice.
Complete Jewish Bible
Your arrows are sharp. The people fall under you, as they penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies.
Darby Translation
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:
Easy-to-Read Version
God, your kingdom will last forever. You use your authority for justice.
George Lamsa Translation
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Good News Translation
The kingdom that God has given you will last forever and ever. You rule over your people with justice;
Lexham English Bible
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
Literal Translation
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thy arowes are sharpe, the people shalbe subdued vnto the, euen in the myddest amonge the kynges enemies.
American Standard Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Bible in Basic English
Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thine arrows are sharp--the peoples fall under thee--[they sink] into the heart of the king's enemies.
King James Version (1611)
Thy throne (O God) is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thy throne O Lorde endureth for euer and euer: the scepter of ryghteousnesse is the scepter of thy kyngdome.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.
English Revised Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God, thi seete is in to the world of world; the yerde of thi rewme is a yerde of riyt reulyng, `ethir of equite.
Update Bible Version
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom [is] a scepter of justice.
New King James Version
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
New Living Translation
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
New Life Bible
O God, Your throne is forever and ever. You rule Your holy nation by what is right.
New Revised Standard
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(44-7) Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
Revised Standard Version
Your divine throne endures for ever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
Young's Literal Translation
Thy throne, O God, [is] age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness [Is] the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
THE MESSAGE
"Your throne is God's throne, ever and always; The scepter of your royal rule measures right living. You love the right and hate the wrong. And that is why God, your very own God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king from among your dear companions.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Contextual Overview

6Your throne, God, is forever and ever;the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.7You love righteousness and hate wickedness;therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joymore than your companions. 8Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;from ivory palaces harps bring you joy. 9Kings’ daughters are among your honored women;the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir,stands at your right hand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

throne: Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Psalms 93:2, Psalms 145:13, Daniel 2:44, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Hebrews 1:8

O God: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, John 1:1, 1 Timothy 3:16

the sceptre: Psalms 72:1-20, 2 Samuel 23:4, Jeremiah 33:15, Jeremiah 33:16, Revelation 19:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:17 - a Sceptre 2 Samuel 7:16 - General 2 Samuel 8:15 - David executed 1 Kings 10:18 - a great throne Psalms 2:6 - Yet Psalms 8:5 - hast Psalms 9:4 - right Psalms 37:28 - loveth Psalms 45:11 - Lord Psalms 47:8 - throne Psalms 72:2 - He shall Psalms 89:14 - Justice Psalms 97:2 - righteousness Psalms 99:4 - strength Psalms 110:1 - until Psalms 145:11 - the glory Proverbs 16:10 - A divine sentence Isaiah 11:4 - But with Isaiah 32:1 - king Isaiah 42:6 - called Lamentations 5:19 - thy throne Ezekiel 1:26 - the likeness of a Daniel 7:14 - an everlasting Zechariah 9:9 - he is Zechariah 12:8 - the house John 8:16 - yet John 20:28 - My Lord Acts 10:36 - he is Romans 9:5 - who is Ephesians 4:24 - righteousness Philippians 2:9 - God 1 Timothy 1:17 - the King Revelation 12:10 - the kingdom

Cross-References

Genesis 41:54
and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.
Genesis 41:56
Now the famine had spread across the whole region, so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
Genesis 47:18
When that year was over, they came the next year and said to him, “We cannot hide from our lord that the silver is gone and that all our livestock belongs to our lord. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
Genesis 47:23
Joseph said to the people, “Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land.
Exodus 34:21
“You are to labor six days but you must rest on the seventh day; you must even rest during plowing and harvesting times.
Deuteronomy 21:4
The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break its neck there by the stream.
1 Samuel 8:12
He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties, to plow his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.
Isaiah 30:24
The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder scattered with winnowing shovel and fork.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever,.... This verse and

Psalms 45:7 are cited in Hebrews 1:8; and applied to the Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity; and therefore are not an apostrophe to the Father, as some have said; nor will they bear to be rendered, "thy throne is the throne of God", or "thy throne is God"; or be supplied thus, "God shall establish thy throne". But they are spoken of the Son of God, who is truly and properly God, the true God and eternal life; as appears by the names by which he is called, as Jehovah, and the like; by his having all divine perfections in him; by the works which he has wrought, and by the worship which is given unto him; and to whom dominion is ascribed, of which the throne is an emblem,

Genesis 41:40. And this his government is either general, over angels, good and bad, and over men, even wicked men, and over the greatest among men, the kings of the earth; or special, over his own church and people, and which is exercised by his Spirit and grace in them; by his word and ordinances among them; and which will be in a glorious manner in the latter day; and in heaven, though not in the same manner as now, and that to all eternity: for to this government duration for ever and ever is attributed; Christ will have no successor, he will die no more; nor can his government be subverted or taken out of his hands, or he be removed from his throne by any of his enemies, or by all of them; and though his kingdom will be delivered up to the Father, it will not cease, it is an everlasting one;

the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre; meaning either the Gospel, which is the golden sceptre of mercy and grace, stretched out and held forth for the encouragement of sensible sinners; and is a sceptre of righteousness, as it directs to the righteousness of Christ for justification, and encourages works of righteousness to be done by men: or rather the righteous administration of Christ's government is meant, the sceptre being an emblem of dominion and government,

Genesis 49:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever - This passage is quoted by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews in proof that the Messiah is exalted above the angels, and it is, beyond all question, adduced by him as having original reference to the Messiah. See the passage explained at length in the notes at Hebrews 1:8. I do not perceive, after an interval of nearly twenty years since those notes were written, that it is necessary to alter or to add anything to what is there said in explanation of the passage. It is undoubtedly an address to the “king” here referred to as God - as one to whom the name “God” - אלהים 'Elohiym - may be properly applied; and, as applied to the Messiah by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, it clearly proves that Christ is Divine.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 45:6. Thy throne, O God, is for ever — כסאך אלהים עולם ועד kisacha Elohim olam vaed. "O God, thy throne is for ever, and eternal!" The word Elohim here is the very first term or name by which the Supreme God has made himself known to the children of men. See Genesis 1:1; and this very verse the apostle, Hebrews 1:8, has applied to Jesus Christ. On this I shall make a very short remark, but it shall be conclusive: If the apostle did not believe Jesus Christ to be the true and eternal God, he has utterly misapplied this Scripture.

The translation in the old Psalter, and the paraphrase will, on this controverted text, be considered of some importance: Thi settil God in werld of werlde: wande of ryghtyng wande of thi kyngedome. Here he loues [celebrates] God Crist ----- of dome. Thi settil of demyng and of kynges pouste. God es werld of werld for al that he demes es noght chaunged and that byfalles the, for the wande that es ceptre and the governyng of thi kyngdom es wande of ryghtyng, that ryghtes croked men this es the wand of goddes evenes that ay es ryght and never croked that reules ryghtwis men and smytes wiked men. The reader will observe a blank space between the word Crist and of dome: it is the same in the original. A word has been so carefully erased with the scalpel in the above place, that not a vestige of a letter is left. From the following words I should suspect it to have been kynge or lard. Here he praises God, Christ, king of judgment. However this may be, it is evident that this ancient commentator understood the word God to be applied to Christ. I have given the sentence as it is pointed in the original.


 
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