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Psalm 93:1–5

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93:1The Lord reigns!

He is robed in majesty,

the Lord is robed,

he wears strength around his waist.1

Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

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

you have always been king.2

93:3The waves3 roar, O Lord,

the waves roar,

the waves roar and crash.4

93:4Above the sound of the surging water,5

and the mighty waves of the sea,

the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.6

93:5The rules you set down7 are completely reliable.8

Holiness9 aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever.10

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Strength is compared here to a belt that one wears for support. The Lord’s power undergirds his rule.
  2. 2 Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence.
  3. 3 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).
  4. 4 Heb “the waves lift up, O Lord, the waves lift up their voice, the waves lift up their crashing.”
  5. 5 Heb “mighty waters.” The surging waters here symbolizes the hostile enemies of God who seek to destroy the order he has established in the world (see Pss 18:17; 29:3; 32:6; 77:20; 144:7; Isa 17:13; Jer 51:55; Ezek 26:19; Hab 3:15). But the Lord is depicted as elevated above and sovereign over these raging waters.
  6. 6 Heb “mighty on high [is] the Lord.”
  7. 7 Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7.
  8. 8 The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.
  9. 9 Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1–4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a).
  10. 10 Heb “for your house holiness is fitting, O Lord, for length of days.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty;

the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt.

Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

Your throne is established from of old;

you are from everlasting.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,

the floods have lifted up their voice;

the floods lift up their roaring.

Mightier than the thunders of many waters,

mightier than the waves of the sea,

the Lord on high is mighty!

Your decrees are very trustworthy;

holiness befits your house,

O Lord, forevermore.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;

the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;

indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.

Your throne was established long ago;

you are from all eternity.

The seas have lifted up, Lord,

the seas have lifted up their voice;

the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.

Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,

mightier than the breakers of the sea—

the Lord on high is mighty.

Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;

holiness adorns your house

for endless days.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty;

the Lord is robed, enveloped in strength.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

Your throne has been established

from the beginning;

you are from eternity.

The floods have lifted up, Lord,

the floods have lifted up their voice;

the floods lift up their pounding waves.

Greater than the roar of a huge torrent—

the mighty breakers of the sea—

the Lord on high is majestic.

Lord, your testimonies are completely reliable;

holiness adorns your house

for all the days to come.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty.

Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength.

The world stands firm

and cannot be shaken.

Your throne, O Lord, has stood from time immemorial.

You yourself are from the everlasting past.

The floods have risen up, O Lord.

The floods have roared like thunder;

the floods have lifted their pounding waves.

But mightier than the violent raging of the seas,

mightier than the breakers on the shore—

the Lord above is mightier than these!

Your royal laws cannot be changed.

Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is king; he clothes himself with majesty.

Yahweh clothes himself; he girds himself with might.

Yes, the world is established so that it will not be moved.

Your throne is established from of old;

you are from everlasting.

The rivers have lifted up, O Yahweh;

the rivers have lifted up their rumbling;

the rivers have lifted up their pounding.

Mightier than the rumblings of many waters,

mightier than the mighty breakers of the sea,

Yahweh on high is mighty.

Your testimonies are fully reliable.

Holiness is fitting for your house,

O Yahweh, forever.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty;

The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself:

The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

Thy throne is established of old:

Thou art from everlasting.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,

The floods have lifted up their voice;

The floods lift up their waves.

The Lord on high is mightier

Than the noise of many waters,

Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

Thy testimonies are very sure:

Holiness becometh thine house,

O Lord, for ever.

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