Psalms 93:1

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 93:1 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Psalms 93:1 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 93

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Jehovah 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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Lord reigneth, etc.] The King Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the true Jehovah. God over all, the Lord God omnipotent: he has reigned, he was set up as King from everlasting; he reigned throughout the whole Old Testament dispensation; he was promised, and prophesied of, as a King; he came as such, in human nature, into the world, though his kingdom was not with observation; when he ascended to heaven, he was made or declared Lord and Christ, and was crowned with glory and honour; he now reigns in the hearts of his people, by his Spirit and grace; and, ere long, he will take to himself his great power, and reign more manifestly; when the kingdoms of this world shall become his, and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The writer, appealing to God in view of the oppression of enemies, rebukes them for their wickedness and folly, and encourages himself, in the confidence that God will punish evildoers, and favor His people. (Psa. 94:1-23) God's revenge is His judicial infliction of righteous punishment. show thyself--(Compare Margin).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The Lord reigneth - The same commencement of a psalm occurs in Psalms 97:1-12; Psalms 99:1-9. The same idea is often found in the Scriptures. 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalms 47:8; Isaiah 52:7; Revelation 19:6. The thought seems abrupt here. It would appear as if the psalmist had been meditating on the dark things which occur in the world; the mysteries which abound; the things which seem irreconcilable with the idea that there is a just government over the world, and that suddenly the idea occurs, as a flash of lightning in a storm, that Yahweh reigns over all, and that all must be right. Amidst all these things God sits upon the throne; he orders all events; he sways his scepter over all; he…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Clothed - That majesty and strength which he always had, he will shew in the eyes of all people. Moved - He will overrule all the confusions in the world, so that they shall end in the erection of that kingdom of the Messiah, which can never be moved. Psalms 93:3”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“Pss 93–100 These psalms challenge the doubts created by the Exile (see Ps 89) and answer the questions asked in 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Ps 93) that is characterized by the punishment of the wicked (Ps 94), reverent obedience among his people (Ps 95), justice for the poor (Ps 96), celebration in Zion (Ps 97), salvation for Israel (Ps 98), holiness (Ps 99), and praise (Ps 100). Ps 93 The everlasting Lord gloriously establishes his kingship (cp. Pss 47, 99–100). 93:1 robed in majesty: The Lord stands victorious both before and after battle (see 45:3).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“(Title), It is highly probable that this Psalm was written on the same occasion as the preceding, as a part of which it is written in twelve manuscripts. Lord: Psa 59:13, Psa 96:10, Psa 97:1, Psa 99:1, Psa 103:19, Psa 145:13; Ch1 29:12; Isa 52:7; Dan 4:32-34; Mat 6:13; Heb 1:8; Rev 11:15-17, Rev 19:6 he is: Psa 104:1, Psa 104:2; Job 40:10; Isa 59:17, Isa 63:1 he hath: Psa 18:32, Psa 65:6; Isa 11:5 world: Psa 75:3, Psa 96:10; Isa 45:12, Isa 45:18, Isa 49:8, Isa 51:16; Heb 1:2, Heb 1:3 Psalms 93:2”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The sense of מלך (with ā beside Zinnor or Sarka as in Psa 97:1; Psa 99:1 beside Dech) (Note: It is well known that his pausal form of the 3rd masc. praet. occurs in connection with Zakeph; but it is also found with Rebia in Psa 112:10 (the reading וכעס), Lev 6:2 (גּזל), Jos 10:13 (עמד), Lam 2:17 (זמם; but not in Deu 19:19; Zac 1:6, which passages Kimchi counts up with them in his grammar Michlol); with Tarcha in Isa 14:27 (יעץ), Hos 6:1 (טרף), Amo 3:8 (שׁאג); with Teb =r in Lev 5:18 (שׁגג); and even with Munach in Sa1 7:17 (שׁפט), and according to Abulwald with Mercha in Kg1 11:2 (דּבק).)) is historical, and it stands in the middle between the present מלך ה and the future מלך :ה Jahve has…”
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