Psalms 45:7
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Note d'étude
Study Note
The royal hymn's address to the king — 'you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions' — presents the anointing as the consequence of moral character rather than merely ritual or dynastic succession. The verse is applied to Christ in Hebrews 1:8-9, where the author quotes the Psalm to demonstrate the Son's superiority over the angels through this very address of God to the Davidic king. The 'oil of gladness' (shemen sason) points to a coronation ritual while also associating divine anointing with joy rather than solemnity alone. The verse contributes to the Old Testament's grounding of legitimate authority in moral virtue: the ideal king rules not just by divine appointment but by the character that divine appointment is meant to reflect.
Autres traductions
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.
You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
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For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: