^r“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,

the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

9  You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, your God, ^shas anointed you

with ^tthe oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

^u“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

and the heavens are the work of your hands;