Psalm 45:7 (WEB)
You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
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Origen
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6, 7.
Read the whole comment- Origen, De Principiis II.6Book II
“…it thus: “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
Read the whole comment - Origen, De Principiis IV.3Book IV
“But this soul which was in Jesus, before it knew the evil, selected the good; and because He loved righteousness, and hated iniquity, therefore God “anointed Him with the oil of gladness above His fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“For who knows not that in the forty-fourth Psalm the prophet in his word affirms the Christ to be God, anointed by God?” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7, 8. (The Psalm is the 44th in the LXX. numeration, and is so styled by S. Gregory.)
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“…some [of them] who declare, “Thou art fairer than the children of men;” and, “God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows;” and, “Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O Most Mighty, with Thy beauty and Thy fairness, and go forward and proceed prosperously; and rule Thou because of truth,…” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Tertullian
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee or made Thee His Christ.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6, 7.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“…heaven and things in earth and things under the earth;’ and David, ‘Wherefore God even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.’” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
Read the whole comment“Chapter XII.—Texts Explained; Secondly, Psalm xlv. 7, 8.” — the author cites it
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John Damascene
“…that which is more specific having the name of the more general applied to it, as when the Scripture says, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, or again, There was a certain man in the land of Uz, for it was only to Job that reference was made.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
Read the whole comment“For since He was anointed with the oil of gladness, that is the Spirit, by Him Who is God and Father, He is for this reason called Christ.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
Read the whole comment“For Christ is the Son of the Living God, Whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit: in the words of the divine David, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
Read the whole comment“But others, though future, are put in the past tense, as, for instance, This is our God: Therefore He was seen upon the earth and dwelt among men, and The Lord created me in the beginning of His ways for His works, and Wherefore God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows, and such like.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“Or, The “oil” denotes joy, according to that, “God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness.” [Ps 45:7] He then whose joy springs not from this that he is inwardly pleasing to God, has no oil with him; for they have no gladness in their continent lives, save in the praises of men.” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“…Himself to our infirmities, just as some excellent physician or compassionate teacher; though He is Very Lord, and received not the Lordship by advancement, but has the dignity of His Lordship from nature, and is not called Lord improperly, as we are, but is so in verity, since by the Father’s bidding He is Lord…” — editor's note: ἐκ προκοπῆς. We learn from Athanasius (c. Arian. i. 37, 38, 40), that from St. Paul’s language Philipp. ii. 9: “Wherefore also God highly exalted Him, &c.,”…
Read the whole comment“David also the Prophet cried, saying, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom; Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God even Thy God hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6, 7.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6, 7.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6–17
Read the whole comment““Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““I have found David My servant:” that David from David’s seed: “with My holy oil have I anointed Him” (ver. 20): for it is said of Him, “God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
Read the whole comment“For as the anointing of the stone signified Christ in the flesh, in which He was anointed with the oil of gladness above His fellows; so the rod of Moses, turned into a serpent, signified Christ Himself made obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7
Read the whole comment“Myrrh and drops, and cassia from Thy vestments, from the houses of ivory: out of which the daughters of kings have delighted Thee in Thine honor.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 1–9.
Read the whole comment“The glory of His Son from the glory of mere men; for to that end is it said, “God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Justin Martyr
“A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of Thy kingdom: Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity: therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.’” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6, 7.
Read the whole comment“Hearken, O daughter, and behold, and incline thine ear, and forget thy people and the house of thy father; and the King shall desire thy beauty: because he is thy Lord, and thou shalt worship Him.’” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6–11.
Read the whole comment“…reference to Him, we have also proved, inasmuch as the word says: ‘Therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.’” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
““To establish this insane doctrine they insult the Scriptures, and bring forward what is said in the Psalms of Christ, ‘Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity, therefore thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.’” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7, as in Sept., except that ἀδικίαν is substituted for ἀνομίαν
Read the whole comment“For having the sovereignty of all things as God and Creator, He assumes this majesty as man, wherefore it is added “Thou lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness, therefore God thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Psalm xlv. 7
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Gregory the Great
“Whence also He is called Anointed above his fellows, as the Psalmist says, God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows (Ps. xliv. 8).” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“And further on: “God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- JeromeCatena Aurea on Mark
“But this is the anointing of Christ according to the flesh, namely, the Holy Ghost, of which anointing it is said, “God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” [Ps 45:7]” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“So we have learned from Peter, in the Acts, of “Jesus of Nazareth whom God anointed with the Holy Ghost;” and in Isaiah, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me;” and the Psalmist, “Therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“It produces also the words of the Prophet, Thy God hath anointed Thee, O God, to prove that Christ does not partake of that glorious nature which belongs to God, since the God Who anoints Him is preferred before Him as His God.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7. The general reading is, “Therefore God, thy God, &c.” (R.V.).
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Clement of Alexandria
“Wherefore also the Lord Himself is anointed with an ointment, as is mentioned by David: “Wherefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows; myrrh, and stacte, and cassia from thy garments.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 7, 8.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: wherefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6, 7.
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Cross-references · 27
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Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 63.
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Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.6.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 63.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 25:1–13 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2.
Cited together in Jerome on Mark 1:9–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Jerome on Mark 1:9–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.2 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 25:1–13 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 86.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 86.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.4.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 86.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
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Hebrews 1:9 takes up the words of Psalm 45:7 (21 words in common).
