Psalm 93:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 93:1-5

Next to the being of God there is nothing that we are more concerned to believe and consider than God's dominion, that Jehovah is God, and that this God reigns (Ps. 93:1), not only that he is King of right, and is the owner and proprietor of all persons and things, but that he is King in fact, and does direct and dispose of all the creatures and all their actions according to the counsel of his own will. This is celebrated here, and in many other psalms: The Lord reigns. It is the song of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ,.... The Targum adds, "in a song,' taking the words in a good sense; and so some of the ancients, as Jerome particularly, understood them of the apostles and their ministrations; who lifted up their voice like a trumpet, which went into all the world, and unto the ends of the earth; and who came with the fulness of the gifts and graces of the Spirit; and were attended with a force and power which bore down all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 93:3

The floods have lifted up - Multitudes of people have confederated against thy people; and troop succeeds troop as the waves of the sea succeed each other. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 93:3

Verse 3 3The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah! Various meanings have been attached to this verse. Some think there is an allusion to the violent assaults made upon the Church by her enemies, and the goodness of God seen in restraining them. (7) Others are of opinion that the words should be taken literally, and not figuratively, in this sense — Though the noise of many waters be terrible, and the waves of the sea more fearful still, God is more terrible than all. I would not be inclined to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 93:1-5

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 93:1-5

The Lord reigneth. Note— I. THE PROPOSITION TO BE PROVED —that "the Lord reigneth." The psalmist describes: 1 . The royal robes. "He hath clothed himself with majesty." The sacred writers seem to have drawn their ideas of the regal splendour of God, not so much from the magnificence of Oriental potentates, as from the gorgeous glow of the heavens—the sun by day, the moon and stars by night. Further, "he hath girded himself with strength." This seen in the steady march... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 93:1-5

The psalm celbrates the majesty of Jehovah as Creator and Ruler of the universe. Three principal thoughts— I. GOD IS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE FIERCEST OPPOSITION OF HIS FOES . The "floods" and "many waters" and "mighty waves" are figures denoting the angry and turbulent opposition of his foes. But he is mightier than and high above them all. 1 . He is actual King, and reigns over the whole universe. ( Psalms 93:1 .) He hath girded himself with strength for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice. By "the floods" seem to be meant the world powers, God's enemies; perhaps especially Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. Invading hosts are constantly compared to "floods" or "rivers" in Scripture (see Isaiah 8:7 , Isaiah 8:8 ; Isaiah 28:2 ; Isaiah 17:12 , Isaiah 17:13 ; Isaiah 59:19 ; Jeremiah 46:8 , etc.). The floods lift up their waves; or, "their din," "their roaring" (comp. Psalms 65:7 , "Which stilleth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 93:3

The irresistible power of floods. Though we have experience of disastrous floods, the full force of the figure can only be felt in Eastern and in mountainous lands. The "spate" in Scotland, the wady floods of Palestine, and the gigantic overflow of such rivers as the Tigris and the Euphrates, or the awful desolations of Chinese rivers when the embankments give way, alone provide adequate illustration of such texts as this now before us. If we take Mosaic associations for this psalm, then... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice - The word here rendered “floods,” means properly rivers, and then it may be applied to any waters. The word voice here refers to the noise of raging waters when they are agitated by the winds, or when they dash on the shore. See the notes at Psalms 42:7.The floods lift up their waves - As if they would sweep everything away. The allusion here is to some calamity or danger which might, in its strength and violence, be... read more

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