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Psalm 45:4-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 45:4-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 Gird your sword upon your hip, mighty warrior!
In splendor and majesty ride on triumphant!(A)
5 In the cause of truth, meekness, and justice
may your right hand show your wondrous deeds.
6 Your arrows are sharp;
peoples will cower at your feet;
the king’s enemies will lose heart.
7 Your throne, O God,[a] stands forever;(B)
your royal scepter is a scepter for justice.
8 You love justice and hate wrongdoing;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above your fellow kings.
Psalm 45:4-8
New International Version
Psalm 45:4-8
New International Version
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously(A)
in the cause of truth, humility and justice;(B)
let your right hand(C) achieve awesome deeds.(D)
5 Let your sharp arrows(E) pierce the hearts(F) of the king’s enemies;(G)
let the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(H)
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness(I) and hate wickedness;(J)
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing(K) you with the oil of joy.(L)
8 All your robes are fragrant(M) with myrrh(N) and aloes(O) and cassia;(P)
from palaces adorned with ivory(Q)
the music of the strings(R) makes you glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.
Psalm 45:4-8
King James Version
Psalm 45:4-8
King James Version
4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
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.
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