3-25-06 Psalms 45:7

Psalms 45:7 (KJ21)
Thou lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness; therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.

Psalms 45:7 (NAS)
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee With the oil of joy above Thy fellows.

Psalms 45:7 (NIVUS)
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

Psalms 45:7 (NLT)
You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.

The word love is a word that is used in a variety of ways and has different shades of meaning. Love also has different intensities according to its object. You say you love people, your pets, places and things. Your love can span the emotions of hot passion to warm affection.

There are certain things that the word of God encourages you to love such as righteousness. You should develop a good sense of what is right and just and align your life according to these. You conduct and character should reflect Adonai's nature and character. He is perfectly right and perfectly just. The Lord God has saved you from unrighteousness; He has justified and vindicated you. Now you are righteous and should love everything that righteousness entails.

In contrast to this, you should hate anything wicked and evil. As the Almighty sees these as enemies, so too should you. Wicked, evil men continually commit crimes and their thoughts and actions are wrong and unethical. They oppose the Lord at every turn. You should not envy and long for this lifestyle, for they are guilty and condemned already. They do not fear the Lord and have no wisdom.

Since you love righteousness and hate unrighteousness, Elohim, the One True God, anoints you with joy and gladness. He has smeared you with the oil of rejoicing and exultation. He also makes your life more prosperous and fruitful than the lives of other men. The wicked look on you and envy the blessing they see.