KJV King James Version
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.
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Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
WEB World English Bible
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
ASV American Standard Version
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
Surrounding context — Psalm 45
3 Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5 Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; [whereby] the people fall under thee.
6 Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
9 Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
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Hebrews 1:8-9But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.Psalm 93:2Thy throne [is] established of old: thou [art] from everlasting.John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Jeremiah 33:15-16In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.Psalm 145:13Thy kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.Luke 1:32-33He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:Psalm 89:29His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.Psalm 89:36-37His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.Psalm 72:1-20[A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.2 Samuel 23:4And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender grass [springing] out of the earth by clear shining after rain.Psalm 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
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