Psalms 93:2

Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. THE LORD REIGNETH - i:e., the Lord become king - (Psalms 96:10; Psalms 97:1; Psalms 99:1.) The formula proclaimed at the accession of earthly sovereigns (2 Samuel 15:10; 1 Kings 1:11; 1 Kings 1:13; margin, 2 Kings 9:13, "Jehu reigneth"). The reference is not to the ordinary and...

2_Thy throne is stable _Some read, _is prepared, _and this agrees well with the context. provided we take the two clauses as one sentence, meaning — _O Lord, as thou art from eternity, even so thy throne is erected or prepared from that time _For the sense which some have attached to the words, as if they contained a simple assertion of God’s eternity, is poor; and the Psalmist evidently intends to say that as God is eternal in essence, so he has always been invested with power and majesty. The term _throne _signifies, by the figure synecdoche, righteousness, and office or power of government; it being customary to transfer such images taken from men to God, in accommodation to our infirmity. (4) By this ascription of praise the Psalmist effectually disposes of all the absurd ideas which have been broached, tending to deny or disparage the power of God, and declares, upon the matter, tha...

Verse Psalms 93:2. _THY THRONE_ IS _ESTABLISHED OF OLD_] There never was a time in which God did not reign, in which he was not a supreme and absolute Monarch; for he is from _everlasting_. There never was a time in which he was not; there never can be a period in which he shall cease to exist....

THY THRONE IS ESTABLISHED OF OLD - Whatever might occur, the throne of God was firm. That could not be moved. It had been set up from all eternity. It had stood through all the convulsions and changes which had occurred in the universe; and it would stand firm forever. Whatever might change, that was immovable; and as long as that is unchanged we have a ground of security and hope. Should “that” be moved, all would be gone. The margin here is, as in Hebrew, “from then:” but it means “of old;” from the most ancient times; that is, from the period indicated by the next clause, “from everlasting.” THOU ART FROM EVERLASTING - From all eternity; thou hast always existed; thou art ever the same Psalms 90:1....

EXPOSITION Line the preceding, a psalm of praise. Jehovah is set forth as manifesting himself in the character of King. He robes himself in majesty, and reigns openly. The world, unstable as it may seem, is in reality fixed under his sway. His throne, _i.e. _his rule, has been established from everlasting (Psalms 93:1, Psalms 93:2). Yet there is resistance to his sway. The waters toss themselves; _i.e. _the powers of the world array themselves in opposition to God (Psalms 93:3). Vainly, however: God in heaven is mightier than they (Psalms 93:4). His might is especially shown in his "house" and in his "testimonies." The l

THY THRONE IS ESTABLISHED OF OLD,.... Or "prepared from eternity" b; Christ was set up and anointed as King from everlasting; he had a kingdom appointed and prepared for him so early; and his throne, which is prepared in the heavens, is an established one; it is for ever and ever; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; of his government, and the increase of it, there is no end: THOU ART FROM EVERLASTING; as a divine Person, as God, and the Son of God; or he could not have been anointed unto or invested with the kingly office so early; nor have had a glory with his Father before the world began: his eternal existence, as God, accounts for the establishment of his throne of old, without which it could not be. b מאו נכון "paratum", Pagninus, Montanus; "a principio", Targum; "ab antiquo", Syr. "ab aeterno", Gejerus; so Ainsworth....

Psalms 93 Jehovah Reigneth This is a kingdom Psalm by an unknown author. The Lord reigneth in majesty. And under His reign the world is established; He is above all the floods of many waters, none can withstand Him. Revelation 11:15 may be read in connection with this brief kingdom Psalm. The angry nations mentioned in this passage correspond with the floods of waters mentioned in the Psalm....

XCIII. GOD IN NATURE AND THE LAW. Psalms 93:1_ b_. Yahweh is apparelled with strength: He hath girded himself with? A word has fallen out at the end. Psalms 93:3. The floods are the chaotic powers which Yahweh reduced to order at creation. Psalms 93:4. The same God gave the Law and ordered the sanctity of His house....

Psalms 92-97 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day. ANALYSIS Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King. Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King. Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the Lawless. Psalms 95: InvitationO Come! Come in! Warning: Harden not your Hearts! Psalms 96: The Land called upon to Sing to Jehovah, and to Proclaim his Kingship to the Nations. Psalms 97: Third ProclamationDecisive Results, by way of Joy, Fear. Conviction, Shame, Homage, Th

This Ps., along with Psalms 95-100, celebrates God as King. The thought which is common to this whole group seems to have been awakened by a national deliverance, which was probably the return from the Babylonian captivity. The present Ps. is brief, and speaks of God's sovereign rule, His majesty and strength (Psalms 93:1), the eternity and steadfastness of His royal throne (Psalms 93:2), His supremacy above the waves of the sea (Psalms 93:3), and the holiness of His Temple (Psalms 93:5)....