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You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions[a] with the oil of rejoicing.”[b]

10 And,

You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord,[c]
and the heavens are the works of your hands.
11 They will perish, but you continue.
And they will all grow old like a garment,

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  1. Hebrews 1:9 sn God…has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.
  2. Hebrews 1:9 sn A quotation from Ps 45:6-7.
  3. Hebrews 1:10 sn You founded the earthyour years will never run out. In its original setting Ps 102:25-27 refers to the work of God in creation, but here in Hebrews 1:10-12 the writer employs it in reference to Christ, the Lord, making a strong argument for the essential deity of the Son.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions(A)
    by anointing you with the oil(B) of joy.”[a](C)

10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(D)
11 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.(E)

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  1. Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7