A bscepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Therefore God, Your God, has aanointed You
With the oil of bgladness more than Your companions.
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
bAt Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
Consider and incline your ear;
aForget your own people also, and your father’s house;
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Psalms 45:8
All thy garments smell of myrrh - The Asiatics are very partial to perfumes; every thing with them is perfumed, and especially their garments. And the ivory palaces mentioned are the wardrobes inlaid with ivory, in which their numerous changes of raiment were deposited. Myrrh and aloes are well known; cassia is probably the bark or wood of the cinnamon tree. These with frankincense, galbanum and other odoriferous drugs, were and are frequently used in the perfumes of the Asiatic nations.
Whereby they have made thee glad - Referring to the effect of strong perfumes refreshing and exhilarating the spirits.
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