Psalm 45:7

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
Psalm 45:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אָהַ֣בְתָּ צֶּדֶק֮ וַתִּשְׂנָ֫א רֶ֥שַׁע עַל־כֵּ֤ן׀ מְשָׁחֲךָ֡ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֶיךָ שֶׁ֥מֶן שָׂשׂ֗וֹן מֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃

  1. אָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.ta“you have loved”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  2. צֶּדֶק֮tze.Dek“righteousness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צֶ֫דֶק · “righteousness” · Strong's H6664G
  3. וַתִּשְׂנָ֫אva.tis.Na'“and you have hated”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  4. רֶ֥שַׁעRe.sha'“wickedness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
  5. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. כֵּ֤ן׀ken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  7. מְשָׁחֲךָ֡me.sha.cha.Kha“he has anointed you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָשַׁח · “to anoint” · Strong's H4886
  8. אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. אֱ֭לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  10. שֶׁ֥מֶןShe.men“[the] oil of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
  11. שָׂשׂ֗וֹןsa.Son“joy”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂשׂוֹן · “rejoicing” · Strong's H8342
  12. מֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃Me.cha.ve.Rei.kha“more than companions your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָבֵר · “companion” · Strong's H2270
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)