Psalm 45:6-7

New International Version

⁶Your throne, O God,^[a] will last for ever and ever;^(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
⁷You love righteousness^(B) and hate wickedness;^(C)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing^(D) you with the oil of joy.^(E)

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Footnotes

Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

Psalm 45:6-7

English Standard Version

⁶^(A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
    The ^(B)scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
⁷    ^(C)you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore ^(D)God, your God, has ^(E)anointed you
    with the oil of ^(F)gladness ^(G)beyond your companions;

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Psalm 45:6-7

New King James Version

⁶^(A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A ^(B)scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
⁷You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has ^(C)anointed You
With the oil of ^(D)gladness more than Your companions.

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Psalm 45:6-7

New American Standard Bible

⁶^(A)Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
^(B)The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
⁷You have ^(C)loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has ^(D)anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your companions.