Psalm 44:8
Douay-Rheims
Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Rashi
anointed you...with oil of joy Every expression of greatness is depicted by the anointment of oil, as is the custom of the kings.
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
Source details
1105 · Psalms 45:8 (Hebrew numbering)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.