Bible Strands
Psalms 45:6
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A speaker addresses a Davidic king in the context of military victory and divine anointing, calling him "O God" (Elohim). The surrounding verses frame this as a royal coronation or wedding scene.
The words — אֱלֹהִים (Elohim), the standard divine name, is applied to a human king; שֵׁבֶט (shevet), "scepter" or "rod," appears twice, binding the king's rule to uprightness (mishor).
The thread — Hebrews 1:8 quotes this verse verbatim as a declaration about the Son, and Psalms 93:2 echoes the same eternal-throne language about YHWH.
Why it lands — The verse forces a choice: either a human king is being called God, or the text points beyond the human king to the divine one who will reign. Hebrews takes the latter reading, collapsing the ambiguity into a Christological claim.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 1:8 But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalms 93:2 Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity.
- John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 33:15 In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Psalms 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
- Psalms 89:29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- Psalms 89:36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.