Psalms 93 (ASV)

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Chapter Text

93:1 Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

93:2 Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.

93:3 The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.

93:4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.

93:5 Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore. Psalm 94

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "jehovah", "reigneth", "clothed", "majesty", "strength", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "world" and "jehovah" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.