Psalms 45:7

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“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.”

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BSBPD

“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 45:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 8:12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
  2. 1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
  3. 1 Kings 1:39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
  4. 1 Kings 19:16You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  5. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  6. Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
  7. Psalms 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
  8. Psalms 33:5The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
  9. Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
  10. Psalms 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
  11. Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  12. Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
  13. Psalms 101:8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
  14. Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  15. Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
  16. Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  17. Matthew 3:15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
  18. Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
  19. Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  20. Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
  21. Luke 13:27And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
  22. John 1:16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  23. John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
  24. John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

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