For to which of the angels did [God] ever say,
You are My Son, today I have begotten You
[established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]?
And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son?
Moreover, when He brings the firstborn Son again into the habitable world,
He says, Let all the angels of God worship Him.
Referring to the angels He says,
[God] Who makes His angels winds
and His ministering servants flames of fire;
But as to the Son, He says to Him,
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages),
and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness
(of justice and straightforwardness).
You have loved righteousness
[You have delighted in integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose, thought, and action]
and You have hated lawlessness (injustice and iniquity).
Therefore God, [even] Your God (Godhead),
has anointed You with the oil of exultant joy and gladness above
and beyond Your companions.
And [further], You, Lord, did lay the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands.
They will perish, but You remain and continue permanently;
they will all grow old and wear out like a garment.
Like a mantle [thrown about one’s self] You will roll them up,
and they will be changed and replaced by others.
But You remain the same, and Your years will never end nor come to failure.
Besides, to which of the angels has He ever said,
Sit at My right hand [associated with Me in My royal dignity]
till I make your enemies a stool for your feet?
Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service
[of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation?
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