Psalms 45:6

Psa 45:6 Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.

Ver. 6. Thy throne, O God ] Here the prophet directeth his speech not to Solomon (who never took upon him the name of God, as did Sesostris, king of Egypt, Antiochus Yεος , Caligula, and some other proud princes), but to Christ, Hebrews 1:8 , who is God, blessed for ever, αυτοθεος , not so called by an excellence only, as the angels are, Psa 8:5 Hebrews 2:1-9 , nor by office and title only, as magistrates are gods, Psalms 82:6 , nor catachrestically and ironically so called, as the heathen gods, nor a diminutive god, inferior to the Father, as Arius held, but God by nature, every way co-essential, co-eternal, and co-equal with the Father and the Holy Ghost, Joh 1:1 Philippians 2:6 1 John 5:20 . Hold this fast; for it is the rock, Matthew 16:16 ; it is of the very foundation; so that if we believe it not there is no heaven to be had, 1 John 5:20 . As for his kingly office here described, it belongeth to him as Mediator, and what is here spoken of him is to be understood of his whole person; for so is he Head of the Church, and King of Israel, for ever.

The sceptre of thy kingdom, &c. ] Thy government is not with rigour, but with righteousness; thou camest rightly by it, casting out Satan the usurper, Mat 12:29 Hebrews 2:14 ; and dost most righteously administer it, Deuteronomy 4:8 .