Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Parallel translations
- WEB Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
- BSB Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- NKJV Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- NASB ¶Your throne, God, is forever and ever; The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
- NLT Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
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Quick answer
The king's throne is addressed as God's, established forever, ruling with a scepter of justice. It matters because Hebrews applies this directly to Christ as God.
Overview
This striking verse calls the throne 'God' and declares it eternal and righteous. Faithful interpreters note its rich fulfillment in Christ, for Hebrews 1:8 cites it as the Father addressing the Son as God, affirming His deity and everlasting reign. Thus the psalm's praise of the king's throne finds its true and full meaning in Jesus Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 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.
- Ps 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.
- Isa 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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- Jer 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.
- Jer 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.
- Ps 145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
- Dan 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.
- 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:
- 1 Tim 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.
- Ps 89:36–37His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
- Ps 89:29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- Rev 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.
- Ps 72:1–20Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
- Ps 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
- 2 Sam 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.
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