Psalms 93:1-4

Context

Psalm 93¹

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.

93:2 Your throne has been secure from ancient times;

you have always been king.³

93:3 The waves⁴ roar, O Lord,

the waves roar,

the waves roar and crash.⁵

93:4 Above the sound of the surging water,⁶

and the mighty waves of the sea,

the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.⁷

[93:1] ¹sn Psalm 93. The psalmist affirms that the Lord is the king of the universe who preserves order and suppresses the destructive forces in the world.

[93:1] ²sn Strength is compared here to a belt that one wears for support. The Lord’s power undergirds his rule.

[93:2] ³tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence.

[93:3] ⁴tn The Hebrew noun translated “waves” often refers to rivers or streams, but here it appears to refer to the surging waves of the sea (see v. 4, Ps 24:2).

[93:3] ⁵tn Heb “the waves lift up, O Lord, the waves lift up their voice, the waves lift up their crashing.”

[93:4] ⁶tn Heb “mighty waters.”

[93:4] ⁷tn Heb “mighty on high [is] the Lord.”