Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;
    a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing you with the oil of joy.

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Footnotes

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

Let your sharp arrows(A) pierce the hearts(B) of the king’s enemies;(C)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(D)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You love righteousness(E) and hate wickedness;(F)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(G) you with the oil of joy.(H)

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Footnotes

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