Psalms 93:5

93:5 The rules you set down ¹  are completely reliable. ² 

Holiness ³  aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever. ⁴ 

Isaiah 56:7

56:7 I will bring them to my holy mountain;

I will make them happy in the temple where people pray to me. ⁵ 

Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar,

for my temple will be known as a temple where all nations may pray.” ⁶ 

[93:5]  ¹ tn Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7.

[93:5]  ² sn The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.

[93:5]  ³ sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a).

[93:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “for your house holiness is fitting, O Lord, for length of days.”

[56:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the house of my prayer.”

[56:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”