And about the angels he says:

He makes his angels winds,[a]
and his servants[b] a fiery flame,[c](A)

but to[d] the Son:

Your throne, God,
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of your kingdom
is a scepter of justice.(B)
You have loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, your God,
has anointed you
with the oil of joy(C)
beyond your companions.[e][f]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:7 Or spirits
  2. 1:7 Or ministers
  3. 1:7 Ps 104:4
  4. 1:8 Or about
  5. 1:9 Or associates
  6. 1:8–9 Ps 45:6–7

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[a](A)

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(B)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions(C)
    by anointing you with the oil(D) of joy.”[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4
  2. Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7