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Psalm chapter 45 verse six

the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.

So this psalm is is a song

song to the king in Israel, the king in the Davidic line.

And it honors the king.

It talks about the king's glory and the king's family and the king's

rule in righteousness as a reflection of God the King.

This is the whole picture in the Old Testament

that God designed the King to be a reflection of his rule, his righteous leadership of his people.

Now obviously anyone who reads the whole testament knows that most kings did not reflect the righteous rule of God.

But that was the design and this is why the author of Hebrews later quotes from this verse and this chapter to talk about how Jesus is the king we need.

That all of those imperfect kings created a longing for a perfect king who would rule in perfect

righteousness.

And the author of Hebrews applies this verse and this chapter ultimately to King Jesus.

The scepter of his kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.

So this Psalm leads us to praise God as the perfect king, to praise Jesus as the perfectly

righteous king we need, and at the same time reading the Psalm we're driven to pray for righteous rulers,

leaders in this world who reflect the righteousness of God.

The very next verse talks about the king loving

righteousness and hating wickedness.

So let's praise Jesus as the perfect king,

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