Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou lovest righteousness,.... Either righteous persons, whom his countenance beholds, on whom his eyes are, and from whom they are never withdrawn, and with whom he is exceedingly delighted: or…
Barnes' Notes
Thou lovest righteousness ... - See this verse explained in the notes at Heb 1:9, where it is applied to the Messiah. The word “God” is rendered in the margin “O God”; “O God, thy God, hath anointed…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Thou lovest&c. Or, as R.V., Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity, and therefore I die in exile" were the last memorable words of Gregory VII.…
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