Psalms 45:6

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
throne	כִּסְאֲךָ֣ kis.'a.Kha	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
God	אֱ֭לֹהִים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
ever	עוֹלָ֣ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
ever	וָעֶ֑ד va.'Ed	H5703	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sceptre	שֵׁ֥בֶט She.vet	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine singular construct
kingdom	מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ mal.khu.Te.kha	H4438	a rule · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
right	מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר mi.Shor	H4334	a level · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sceptre	שֵׁ֣בֶט She.vet	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Hebrews 1:8-9 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 93:2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…
Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execut…
Jeremiah 33:15-16 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteous…
Psalms 145:13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Psalms 89:29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:6-9

We have here the royal bridegroom filling his throne with judgment and keeping his court with splendour. I. He here fills his throne with judgment. It is God the Father that says to the Son here, Thy throne, O God! is forever and ever, as appears Heb 1:8, Heb 1:9, where this is quoted to prove that he is God and has a more excellent name than the angels. The Mediator is God, else he neither would have been able to do the Mediator's work nor fit to wear the Mediator's crown. Concerning his government observe, 1. The eternity of it; it is for ever and ever. It shall continue on earth throughout all the ages of time, in despite of all the opposition of the gates of hell; and in the blessed frui…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 45:6

No lawful construction can be devised to change the sense here given and sustained by the ancient versions, and above all by Paul (Heb 1:8). Of the perpetuity of this government, compare Sa2 7:13; Psa 10:16; Psa 72:5; Psa 89:4; Psa 110:4; Isa 9:7.

John Gill on Psalms 45:6

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever,.... This verse and Psalm 45:7 are cited in Hebrews 1:8; and applied to the Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity; and therefore are not an apostrophe to the Father, as some have said; nor will they bear to be rendered, "thy throne is the throne of God", or "thy throne is God"; or be supplied thus, "God shall establish thy throne". But they are spoken of the Son of God, who is truly and properly God, the true God and eternal life; as appears by the names by which he is called, as Jehovah, and the like; by his having all divine perfections in him; by the works which he has wrought, and by the worship which is given unto him; and to whom dominion…

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John Calvin on Psalms 45:6-7

Psalm 45:6-7 6. Thy throne, O God: is for ever and ever the sceptre of thy kingdom is the sceptre of equity. 7. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: because God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 6. Thy throne, O God! is for ever and ever. In this verse the Psalmist commends other princely virtues in Solomon, namely, the eternal duration of his throne, and then the justice and rectitude of his mode of government. The Jews, indeed, explain this passage as if the discourse were addressed to God, but such an interpretation is frivolous and impertinent. Others of them read the word 'lhym, Elohim, in the genitive case, and translate it of God,…

The Church Fathers

That is to say, your kingdom is beyond the ages and older than all thought.
— Basil of Caesarea, HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 17:7 (PS 45)

Even before he became man, he was King and Lord everlasting, being image and word of the Father.
— Athanasius of Alexandria, Discourses Against the Arians 2.13

The prophetic word afterwards teaches the nature of God the Word incarnate himself … that he is God and eternal king, not having had a beginning and not due to have an end. This is what "forever" suggests.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 45:5

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Sceptre — (Heb. shebet = Gr. skeptron), properly a staff or rod. As a symbol of authority, the use of the sceptre originated in the idea that the ruler was as a shepherd of his people (Gen. 49:10; Num. 24:17;…
Shoshannim — Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps. 45; 69, title). Some think that an instrument of six strings is meant.
Solomon, Song of — Called also, after the Vulgate, the “Canticles.” It is the “song of songs” (1:1), as being the finest and most precious of its kind; the noblest song, “das Hohelied,” as Luther calls it. The…
Throne — (Heb. kiss’e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2 Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest in 1 Sam.…
Christ Is God · As God over all — As God over all
Christ, The King · Foretold — Foretold
Prophecies Respecting Christ · His righteous government — His righteous government
Righteousness · Christ: Shall reign in — Christ: Shall reign in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 45:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 45:6

John Gill on Psalms 45:6

John Calvin on Psalms 45:6-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 45:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 45:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 45:6

John Gill on Psalms 45:6

John Calvin on Psalms 45:6-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 45:6-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 45:6-9

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 45:6