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Psalm 93

The LORD Reigns, Robed in Majesty

November 21, 2027

The Ninth Wave, Ivan Aivazovsky
The Ninth Wave, Ivan Aivazovsky, 1850Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
Sailors cling to a mast after the wreck, facing the wave that sailors' lore said was the largest of any series. Aivazovsky paints the sunrise coming up through it.They cried to the Lord in their trouble: the psalm's storm and the psalm's deliverance are in one picture, and you cannot yet tell which is winning.Ivan AivazovskyA Russian-Armenian marine painter (1817-1900) who produced around six thousand pictures of the sea, almost all of them from memory rather than from studies.Russian Museum, Saint PetersburgThe first state museum of Russian art, founded by Nicholas II in his father's memory and housed in the Mikhailovsky Palace.Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 18:33-37Jn 18:33-37
EpistleRev. 1:4b-8Rev 1:4b-8
Old Testament2 Sam. 23:1-72 Sm 23:1-7Alt. OTDan. 7:9-10, 13-14Dn 7:9-10, 13-14
PsalterPs. 132:1-12, (13-18)Ps 132:1-12, (13-18)Alt. PsalmPs. 93Ps 93

Overview & Insights

"The LORD is king, he is robed in majesty." (Psalm 93:1)

An enthronement psalm proclaiming the LORD as king over a world that cannot be moved. His throne is established of old, and his decrees are sure.

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Commentary

Working Preacher (Year B, Christ the King) Working Preacher

Commentary on this exact Year B psalm.

Enduring Word: Psalm 93Enduring Word: Ps 93 Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of this enthronement psalm.

BibleHub Commentaries: Psalm 93BibleHub Commentaries: Ps 93 BibleHub

Classic commentators gathered on the psalm.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalms 93 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ps 93 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with classic Jewish commentary.

BibleHub Interlinear: Psalm 93:1BibleHub Interlinear: Ps 93:1 BibleHub

Hebrew text with parsing for word study.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 93Catena: Ps 93 Catena

Early church comment on the psalm verse by verse.

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