Psa 45:7, 72:1-7, Heb 1:8, 7:2, 1Pe 1:15-16, 1Jo 2:1, 3:3 | ESV | STEP | you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness . Therefore God , your God , has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions ;

s 1 John 3:3; [2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thess. 4:7; Heb. 12:14]

Psalms 45:7

7 ^ayou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore ^bGod, your God, has ^canointed you
with the oil of ^dgladness ^ebeyond your companions;

Psalms 72:1-7

Give the King Your Justice

Of ^fSolomon.

1 Give the king your ^gjustice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he ^hjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ⁱprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you ^{▼▼Septuagint He shall endure} while ^kthe sun endures,
and as long as the moon, ^lthroughout all generations!
6 May he be like ^mrain that falls on ⁿthe mown grass,
like ^oshowers that water the earth!
7 In his days may ^pthe righteous flourish,
and ^qpeace abound, till the moon be no more!

Hebrews 1:8

8 But of the Son he says,

^r“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Hebrews 7:2

2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

1 Peter 1:15-16

15 but ^sas he who called you is holy, you also be holy ^tin all your conduct, 16 since it is written, ^u“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

1 John 2:1

Christ Our Advocate

1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, ^vwe have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

1 John 3:3

3 And everyone who ^wthus hopes in him ^xpurifies himself as he is pure.