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Psalms 93:1
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A congregational declaration of Yahweh's kingship, part of the royal psalm cluster (Psalms 93–99) associated with the temple. The speaker addresses Yahweh directly, not a human king.
The words — מָלָךְ (mālak) is a bare declarative: "he reigns," not "may he reign" or "he will reign." The Hiphil verb הִתְאַזָּר (hit'āzzār) — "he has girded himself" — is martial, the image of a warrior strapping on equipment before battle.
The thread — The same formula "YHWH mālak" appears in Psalms 96:10 and 99:1, pairing divine reign with the stability of the world. 1 Chronicles 29:12 echoes the ruler-over-all motif in David's dedication prayer.
Why it lands — The verse offers no comfort and no command; it asserts a fact and leaves the reader to reckon with it. If the world is fixed and its King is armed, the reader's sense of disorder is not the final word.
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The Hebrew words
King 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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 96:10 Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
- Psalms 99:1 The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
- Revelation 19:6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
- Psalms 103:19 The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
- Psalms 65:6 You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- Psalms 18:32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
- Psalms 59:13 Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
- Psalms 97:1 The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
- Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.