93:1 The Lord reigns!
He is robed in majesty,
the Lord is robed,
he wears strength around his waist. 2
Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.
96:13 before the Lord, for he comes!
For he comes to judge the earth!
He judges the world fairly, 3
and the nations in accordance with his justice. 4
1 sn Psalm 93. The psalmist affirms that the
2 sn Strength is compared here to a belt that one wears for support. The Lord’s power undergirds his rule.
3 tn The verbal forms in v. 13 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions, in which case they could be translated “will judge the world.”
4 tn Heb “and the nations with his integrity.”