^2 (A)Your throne is established from of old;
    ^(B)you are from everlasting.

² The Lord sends forth ^(A)from Zion
    ^(B)your mighty sceptre.
    ^(C)Rule in the midst of your enemies!

^(A)“Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever,
    the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of your kingdom.
⁹ You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, ^(B)has anointed you
    with ^(C)the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”