Psalm 93:4

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 93:4

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters ,.... Christ is the most High; he is God over all, higher than the highest; he is, as King, higher than the kings of the earth; he is in the highest heavens, and higher than they; he is highly exalted, as Mediator, at the right hand of God: he is the mighty God, and mighty Saviour; yea, he is Almighty, and therefore mightier than all his enemies, and the noise they make, and the force they use; he is stronger than the strong man... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 93:4

The Lord - is mightier than the noise of many waters - Greater in strength than all the peoples and nations that can rise up against him. Mighty waves of the sea - Even the most powerful empires can prevail nothing against him; therefore those who trust in him have nothing to fear. 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 93:4

The Lord on high (comp. Psalms 92:8 ) is mightier than the noise of many waters; literally, than the voices of many waters (comp. Psalms 93:3 ). As the waters represent angry nations, the poet speaks not only of their "noise," but of their "voices." Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea; or, "the glorious breakers of ocean" (so Kay; and comp. Exodus 15:10 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 93:4

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters - That is, he is more powerful than those waters; he is able to control them. See Psalms 65:7, note; Job 38:11, note. The original here is more rapid in the course of the thought; more emphatic and forcible: “More than the voice of waters - many - mighty - the breakers of the sea - in the high place is Jehovah.” He is over all those billows and breakers; more mighty than they all. They can proceed no further than he permits; they will... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 93:2-4

Psalms 93:2-4. Thy throne is established of old, &c. This kingdom of thine is no new or upstart kingdom; as it may seem to the ignorant world, but the most ancient of all kingdoms, being from everlasting to everlasting, although it was not always equally manifested to mankind. The floods The enemies of thy kingdom, who are often compared to floods for their numbers, force, rage, &c., have lifted up their waves Have both, by their words and actions, made opposition against it. ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 93:1-5

Psalms 92-93 God’s rule in an evil worldAccording to the title, Psalms 92:0 was for use on the Sabbath. God is pleased when people cease their ordinary work for a day in order to engage in worshipping him and proclaiming his love (92:1-4). As they meditate upon the nature of God, their thinking will be changed. They will see from God’s point of view and will understand things that are misunderstood by the ordinary person. They will see, for instance, that they need not puzzle over why the... read more

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