Psalms 45:6

“Your throne, Elohim, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.”

Psalms 45:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Hebrews 1:8-9

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Hebrews applies to the Son Psalm 45:6-7, a song for the king’s wedding.

Formula: πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν “but of the Son” (Hebrews 1:8)

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Greek of the New Testament: πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν Ὁ θρόνος σου ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός ὁ θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּסְאֲךָ אֱלֹהִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד שֵׁבֶט מִישֹׁר שֵׁבֶט מַלְכוּתֶךָ אָהַבְתָּ צֶּדֶק וַתִּשְׂנָא רֶשַׁע עַל כֵּן מְשָׁחֲךָ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 44:7-8 in the Septuagint numbering): ὁ θρόνος σου, ὁ θεός, εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, ῥάβδος εὐθύτητος ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου. ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμἱσησας ἀνομίαν· διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός, ὁ θεός σου, ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 24 consecutive words: “ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός ὁ θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Psalms 45:6, word by word

Your throneכִּסְאֲkisa

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

Where else “kisa” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
is forever and everעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
is forever and everעֶדed

forever

Time that does not end, without limit of years.

Where else “ed” appears
a scepterשֵׁבֶטshevet

rod

A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.

Where else “shevet” appears
of uprightnessמִישֹׁרmishor

uprightness

What is upright and just, above all when a king or God judges peoples or the poor.

Where else “mishor” appears
of your kingdomמַלְכוּתֶmalchute

kingdom

A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.

Where else “malchute” appears

Translation note

Word for word the Hebrew says “your throne Elohim forever and ever.” The most natural reading is as words addressed to the king, who is called “Elohim”; that is how Hebrews 1:8-9 quotes it, applying these two verses to the Son. It can also be read “your throne is of Elohim.”

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Quotation · Hebrews 1:8-9

Hebrews applies to the Son Psalm 45:6-7, a song for the king’s wedding.

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Psalms 45:6

6Your throne, Elohim, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Hebrews 1:8-9

8But of the Son he says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

The context

5Your arrows are sharp; peoples will fall under you; in the heart of the enemies of the king.

6 · This verse (above)

7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore Elohim, your Elohim, has anointed you with the oil of joy beyond your companions.

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