Psalms 45:6-7

6, 7. From the king in war, (Psalms 45:3-5,) the poet now turns to the king in peace his rank and the quality and perpetuity of his government.

Thy throne, O God The title “God,” אלהים , could apply to Solomon only in the theocratic sense, as the representative of God, or, as Calvin says, “because God hath imprinted some mark of his glory in kings,” and thus the same title is sometimes used. Exodus 7:1; Psalms 81:1; Psalms 81:6, compare John 10:34. But the historic view falls far into the background, and the language passes clearly into the typically prophetic, as quoted in Hebrews 1:8, where see note. Messiah, not Solomon, is now the theme.

God, thy God This, as Perowne says, makes a distinct personality of this theocratic king from God himself. The pronoun refers to Messiah, the perpetuity of whose throne is for ever and ever, or to eternity and eternity, applying to David’s throne only as a type, 2 Samuel 7:16, Psalms 89:36, and as it merges and reappears in Christ.

Acts 2:30. The terms right, righteousness, hatest wickedness, are characteristic of the king and government, and are a pledge that sin will be punished and obedience lovingly rewarded two elements of all perfect government and of the gospel kingdom. John 3:35-36; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10.

Anointed thee with the oil of gladness Not as a coronation ceremony, but as a token of joy and the reward of a righteous administration, as the therefore, stating the reason of this anointing, and the past tense of the verbs, indicate.

Fellows Thy companions, associates. See this fulfilled in Solomon, 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 4:30-31; and in Christ, Ephesians 1:20-22; Philippians 2:9