Psalms 93

The LORD reigns! He is clothed with majesty! The LORD is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved. Wesley: Clothed—shown majesty; Moved—confusions overruled toward Messiah’s unmovable kingdom. Common reading: reign; majesty; strength; world established unmoved.

Confess the reign aloud. Stability of the world serves hope for the unshakable kingdom.

Calvin: Jehovah hath reigned; clothed with majesty and strength; established the world. All admit he reigns in word; few use this as shield against the world’s assaults. Creation itself attests he will not abandon the world.

LORD reigns; robed; world established. Invest him with the power that belongs to him against trembling.

Your throne is established from long ago. You are from everlasting.

Eternity underwrites the reign of v. 1. The throne is ancient, and the King is alive.

Calvin: throne stable from everlasting—as eternal in essence, so always invested with governing power; God may sooner cease to be than leave his throne.

Throne from of old; from everlasting. Eternity of rule matches eternity of being.

The floods have lifted up, LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. Wesley: Floods—enemies of thy kingdom. Triple flood-lift of voice and roar.

Name the roar without granting it sovereignty. Enemies can shout; they are still "LORD" addressed.

Calvin: floods lifted voice—whether Church’s foes or literal seas; noise is not imaginary; the next verse answers it.

Floods lifted; voice; roaring. Chaos makes noise under the King’s ear.

Mightier than the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty! Either reading: comparative might—LORD above waters.

Mightier is the sermon after the roar. High and mighty answers flood propaganda.

Calvin: waves terrible by noise of great waters; Jehovah mighty above—superiority settled.

Mightier than many waters; LORD on high mighty. Reign (v. 1) is tested and vindicated at the flood line.

Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, LORD, forevermore. Wesley: Testimonies—promises and precepts; Messianic promises; Holiness—befits thy people approaching.

Trust the testimonies; wear holiness in his house. Forevermore matches everlasting (v. 2).

Calvin: testimonies singularly true; holiness the glory of thy house for length of days—sure word and consecrated dwelling under the reigning LORD.

Decrees trustworthy; holiness befits your house forever. Royal power ends in sure word and holy habitation.