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Hebrews 1:9
ESV You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
NIV You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.'
NASB YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED LAWLESSNESS; THEREFORE God, YOUR God, HAS ANOINTED YOU WITH THE OIL OF JOY ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS.'
CSB You have loved righteousnessand hated lawlessness;this is why God, your God,has anointed youwith the oil of joybeyond your companions.
NLT You love justice and hate evil. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.'
KJV Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

What does Hebrews 1:9 mean?

This verse continues a quotation of Psalm 45:6–7, which is mentioned to show that the Messiah is invested with an everlasting throne and godly authority. Hebrews 1:7 gave a contrasting reference to angels as servants, with shifting characteristics. This Old Testament reference, begun in verse 8, is meant to prove that Jesus Christ is clearly not an angel or some other created being.

Psalm 45:7, quoted here in Hebrews 1:9, again emphasizes the moral status of this king. This pair of verses (with Psalm 45:6, quoted in Hebrews 1:8) also frames a prophecy about the nature of David's lineage. The Messiah is the ultimate fulfillment of this promise: that David's line would never end and his throne would be established forever. As is often the case with the Old Testament, there are multiple layers of meaning involved. While the Psalm most directly applies to the wedding of an earthly king, Hebrews shows how it also gives application for understanding the Promised One, Jesus.
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