Hebrews 1:8-10

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

‘Your throne, O God, is^[a] for ever and ever,
    and the righteous sceptre is the sceptre of your^[b] kingdom.
⁹ You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
    with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’

‘In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;