Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ver. 9. Hath anointed thee] This imports two things: 1. Ordination to his office, and so the Godhead also of Christ was anointed. 2. Qualification for it, and so the manhood only. And as the holy oil was compounded of various spices, so was Christ filled with all gifts and graces, Acts 10:38; but especially with wisdom as a Prophet, holiness as a Priest, and power as a King.
Above thy fellows] i. e. Above all kings and potentates,Psalms 89:28. Or above all Christians, who partake of thine anointing, John 1:20, and are made kings and priests, Revelation 5:10. It may also be rendered pro consortibus tuis, for thy fellows, as importing a fulness in Christ for us, John 1:16 .