Psalms 45 — Grace Is Poured Into Thy Lips
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king. Thou art fairer than the children of men. Grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia. Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
“Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.”
— Psalm 45:6
- v.1-9 The King's glory
- v.10-17 The Queen
Verse 6 is a chapter's worth of Christology in one line. The Father addresses the Son as God on the eternal throne. Worship accordingly.
Hebrews 1:8 applies this verse to Christ. The King whose lips are full of grace and whose throne is forever is Jesus.
The Father calls the Son God. Quoted in Hebrews 1:8 as a proof of Christ's deity.
A Messianic verse that does not soften with time. The throne is forever; the King is God.