Psalm 45:4-6
Amplified Bible
4
And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly
For the cause of truth and humility and righteousness;
Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.
5
Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples (nations) fall under You;
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.
6
[a]Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Footnotes
- Psalm 45:6 This verse has mystified many commentators since God is distinguished from the King in vv 2 and 7, and various translations have been proposed to make the Hebrew rendered “O God” something other than a reference to the deity of the King. But the writer of Hebrews clearly understood it this way.
Psalm 45:4-6
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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.
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