# Psalm 93 📖: The Lord Reigns
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] The Lord reigns.
He is robed in majesty.
The Lord is robed;
he wears strength around his waist.
Indeed, the world is established; it cannot be moved.
[[#Verse 02.]] Your throne has been secure from ancient times;
you have always been king.
[[#Verse 03.]] The waves roar, O Lord,
the waves roar,
the waves roar and crash.
[[#Verse 04.]] Above the sound of the surging water,
and the mighty waves of the sea,
the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.
[[#Verse 05.]] The rules you set down are completely reliable.
Holiness aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
###### Overall.
###### Verse 01.
###### Verse 02.
###### Verse 03.
###### Verse 04.
###### Verse 05.
## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 93 is the first of a group of "enthronement psalms" (Psalms 93, 95-99) that celebrate the Lord as King.
2. It has only five verses.
3. "The Lord reigns" can also be translated "the Lord has become King."
4. The Greek Septuagint heading says the psalm was for the day before the Sabbath.
5. In the Mishnah (Tamid 7:4), Psalm 93 was sung in the temple on Fridays.
6. The rising floods (93:3) use a threefold repetition, a common way of building intensity in Hebrew poetry.
7. In the ancient Near East, the sea often symbolized chaos, and pagan myths pictured gods fighting the sea. The Psalms show the Lord ruling over it with ease.
8. God's throne being established "from of old" (93:2) stresses that His kingship has no beginning.
9. The psalm moves from God's power over creation to His trustworthy Word (93:5).
10. The picture of God robed in majesty (93:1) echoes Isaiah 6:1, where His robe fills the temple.
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the King who rules over the raging sea. The floods lift up their voice, but the Lord on high is mightier (93:3-4). Jesus rebuked the wind and waves, and His disciples asked, "Who is this?" (Mark 4:39-41).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The psalm opens with "The Lord reigns" (93:1). How would your day look different if you began from that truth?
2. The floods and waves roar, but the Lord is mightier (93:3-4). What "floods" are roaring in your life right now?
3. God's decrees are trustworthy and holiness fits His house (93:5). How do God's Word and His holiness belong together?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 1: The Lord reigns, robed in majesty and strength; the world stands firm.
- 📖 verse 4: Mightier than the roar of the waters and the waves of the sea is the Lord on high.
- 📖 verse 5: The Lord's rules are trustworthy, and holiness fits His house forever.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Psalm 29#Verse 10.|Psalm 29:10]] - The Lord sits enthroned over the flood.
- 🔗 [[Psalm 97#Verse 01.|Psalm 97:1]] - The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice.
- 🔗 [[Isaiah 06#Verse 01.|Isaiah 6:1-3]] - The Lord seated on a high throne.
- 🔗 [[Mark 04#Verse 39.|Mark 4:39-41]] - Jesus calms the storm.
- 🔗 [[Revelation 19#Verse 06.|Revelation 19:6]] - The Lord our God Almighty reigns.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 93- SOAP|God Has Always Been]]
## 📂 Internal Notes