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Psalms 45:6

NETBible	Your throne,¹ O God, is permanent.² The scepter³ of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
NIV © biblegateway Psa 45:6	Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 45:6	Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 45:6	Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in justice.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 45:6	"Your throne is God's throne, ever and always; The scepter of your royal rule measures right living.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 45:6	Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 45:6	Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 45:6	Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
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KJV	Thy throne <03678>_, O God <0430>_, [is] for ever <05769> and ever <05703>_: the sceptre <07626> of thy kingdom <04438> [is] a right <04334> sceptre <07626>_.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 45:6	Your throne <03678> , O God <0430> , is forever <05769> and ever <05703> ; A scepter <07626> of uprightness <04334> is the scepter <07626> of Your kingdom <04438> .
LXXM	(44:7) o <3588> T-NSM yronov <2362> N-NSM sou <4771> P-GS o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM aiwna <165> N-ASM tou <3588> T-GSM aiwnov <165> N-GSM rabdov {N-NSF} euyuthtov <2118> N-GSF h <3588> T-NSF rabdov {N-NSF} thv <3588> T-GSF basileiav <932> N-GSF sou <4771> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	Your throne <03678> , O God <0430> , is permanent <05703> <05769> . The scepter <07626> of your kingdom <04438> is a scepter <07626> of justice <04334> .
HEBREW	Ktwklm <04438> jbs <07626> rsym <04334> jbs <07626> dew <05703> Mlwe <05769> Myhla <0430> Kaok <03678> (45:6) <45:7>

NETBible

Your throne,¹ O God, is permanent.² The scepter³ of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

NET Notes

¹sn The king’s throne here symbolizes his rule.

²tn Or “forever and ever.”

²sn O God. The king is clearly the addressee here, as in vv. 2-5 and 7-9. Rather than taking the statement at face value, many prefer to emend the text because the concept of deifying the earthly king is foreign to ancient Israelite thinking (cf. NEB “your throne is like God’s throne, eternal”). However, it is preferable to retain the text and take this statement as another instance of the royal hyperbole that permeates the royal psalms. Because the Davidic king is God’s vice-regent on earth, the psalmist addresses him as if he were God incarnate. God energizes the king for battle and accomplishes justice through him. A similar use of hyperbole appears in Isa 9:6, where the ideal Davidic king of the eschaton is given the title “Mighty God” (see the note on this phrase there). Ancient Near Eastern art and literature picture gods training kings for battle, bestowing special weapons, and intervening in battle. According to Egyptian propaganda, the Hittites described Rameses II as follows: “No man is he who is among us, It is Seth great-of-strength, Baal in person; Not deeds of man are these his doings, They are of one who is unique” (see Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, 2:67). Ps 45:6 and Isa 9:6 probably envision a similar kind of response when friends and foes alike look at the Davidic king in full battle regalia. When the king’s enemies oppose him on the battlefield, they are, as it were, fighting against God himself.

³sn The king’s scepter symbolizes his royal authority.