“I have installed my king(A)
    on Zion,(B) my holy mountain.(C)

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(D)
    today I have become your father.(E)

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Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You love righteousness(B) and hate wickedness;(C)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(D) you with the oil of joy.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

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