Psalms
Chapter 93
1
God’s Majesty
The Lord reigns, robed in majesty; the Lord is girded with strength. The world now is firm; it cannot be moved.
2
Your throne stands from long ago, O Lord; from all eternity you are.
3
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their roaring, the floods have lifted up their pounding waves.
4
Mightier than the thunder of great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!
5
Your decrees can be trusted; holiness dwells in your house, day after day, without end, O Lord.
Commentaries
93
This is the first of the ‘royal’ psalms (93; 95−100) celebrating God’s kingship, the creator and ruler of our universe, whose eternal calm contrasts with the restless sea. He is so calm and silent that we might think he sleeps. But only the God-made-man could sleep. Even then, when the apostles cried to him, ‘He rebuked the wind and said to the sea: Peace! Be still! The wind ceased, and there was a great calm’ (Mk 4:39). ‘You are a king then?’ said Pilate. He is indeed, though his kingship was hidden. But now, he sits at the right hand. We are part of his Kingdom. Let us sing to our Lord, who is ascended and enthroned in heaven. The Lord of history and nature is far stronger than the most formidable historical conflicts.