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Psalm 45:6

Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.

4In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.
5Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.
6Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
7You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
8All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
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The scepter of equity ties God's enduring rule to justice, touching the hope that power might be both steadfast and worthy of trust.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Psalm 45 addresses the king as God; John identifies the Word as God, though he does not use royal imagery here.
Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, …The psalm addresses the enthroned ruler as God, while Isaiah names the child who bears government Mighty God.
Hebrews 1:8–9But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.Hebrews quotes this declaration about the everlasting throne and upright scepter, stating that it is spoken of the Son.
Psalm 93:2Your throne is established from long ago. You are from everlasting.Both passages speak of God's throne in terms that reach beyond the span of a human reign.
Psalm 145:1A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.Both address God as ruler, with Psalm 45 declaring his throne everlasting and Psalm 145 pledging praise forever.
Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of …Both use a scepter to depict royal authority; Numbers describes conquest, while Psalm 45:6 emphasizes equity and an enduring throne.
Daniel 7:14Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which …Both describe a kingdom whose rule endures forever, with Daniel stating that this dominion will never pass away.
Luke 1:33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”Both declare an unending reign, using the language of forever to describe the duration of royal authority.
John 20:28Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”The psalm addresses its royal subject as God, and Thomas addresses Jesus as his Lord and God.
2 Samuel 7:16Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”Both link throne and kingdom with permanence, declaring that the royal throne will endure forever.
Jeremiah 23:5–6“Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and …The scepter of equity and the king who executes justice both describe righteousness as a defining feature of royal rule.
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Encouragement

The rule praised here has no end, and equity defines its scepter. Hebrews applies these words to the Son: his authority endures, and his rule is upright.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).