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Psalms 45:7–8

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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
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From verse 7

  1. Hebrews 1:9Rank 1 from verse 7
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    9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  2. Psalms 21:6Rank 2 from verse 7
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    6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

  3. Isaiah 61:1–3Rank 3 from verse 7
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

    2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

    3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  4. Psalms 33:5Rank 4 from verse 7
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    5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

  5. Colossians 1:18–19Rank 5 from verse 7
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    18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

    19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

From verse 8

  1. Song of Solomon 1:3Rank 1 from verse 8
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    3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

  2. 2 Corinthians 2:14–16Rank 2 from verse 8
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    14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

    15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

    16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

  3. John 19:39Rank 3 from verse 8
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    39And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

  4. Matthew 2:11Rank 4 from verse 8
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    11¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

  5. Song of Solomon 4:6Rank 5 from verse 8
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    6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

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Psalms 45:7

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

anointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anoint, meaning to apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

oil

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1. An oily substance, especially olive oil. 2. To anoint or supply with oil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gladness

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Joy, delight, or rejoicing; the state or expression of being glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fellows

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Companions, associates, partners, colleagues, or persons belonging with the same company or class.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 45:8

COMBINED MEANING

smell

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Sense 1: Scent or odor. Sense 2: As a verb, to perceive by the nose or to give off an odor.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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myrrh

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A bitter, strongly fragrant gum-resin used as spice, perfume, medicine, gift, and burial preparation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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ivory

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The hard, fine, pale material of an elephant's tusk, used for costly objects and as a comparison for whiteness or smoothness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

glad

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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

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9Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

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