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Psalms 93:5
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Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord , forevermore.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holinesse becommeth thine House, O Lord, for euer.
Lord, your testimonies are completely reliable;holiness adorns your housefor all the days to come.
Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, LORD, forevermore.
Lord , your laws will continue forever. Your holy Temple will stand for a long time.
Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable; Holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, forever.
Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.
Your decisions are firm, and your temple will always be beautiful and holy.
Your instructions are very sure; holiness befits your house, Adonai , for all time to come.
Thy testimonies are very sure, holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holinesse becommeth thine house, O Lord, for euer.
Thy testimonies are made very sure: holiness becomes thine house, O Lord, for ever.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for evermore.
Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
Your testimonies are fully reliable. Holiness is fitting for your house, O Yahweh, forever.
Your testimonies are very sure; holiness becomes Your house to length of days, O Jehovah.
Lord , your laws will stand forever. Your Temple will be holy forevermore.
The rules you set down are completely reliable. Holiness aptly adorns your house, O Lord , forever.
Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, forever.
Your Word is very sure. O Lord, Your house is holy forever.
Thy testimonies, are strongly confirmed, To thy house, befitting is holiness, O Yahweh - to length of days.
(92-5) Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.
Thy testimonies are very sure; holiness becomes thy house, O LORD, for ever.
Your laws are eternal, Lord , and your Temple is holy indeed, forever and ever.
Your testimonies are fully confirmed; Holiness is pleasing to Your house, LORD, forevermore.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord , for ever.
Thy testimonies are most certayne: holynesse is an ornament to thine house O God in all tymes.
Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord , forevermore.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever.
Thi witnessingis ben maad able to be bileued greetli; Lord, holynesse bicometh thin hous, in to the lengthe of daies.
Thy testimonies have been very stedfast, To Thy house comely [is] holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!
Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forevermore.
Thy decrees are very sure; holiness befits thy house, O LORD, for evermore.
Your testimonies are very sure: Holiness becomes your house, O Yahweh, for evermore.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O LORD, for ever.
Your witness is most certain; it is right for your house to be holy, O Lord, for ever.
The wawes of the see are mightie, & rage horribly: but yet the LORDE that dwelleth on hye, is mightier. Thy testimonies (o LORDE) are very sure, holynesse becommeth thyne house for euer.
What you say goes—it always has. "Beauty" and "Holy" mark your palace rule, God , to the very end of time.
Your testimonies are fully confirmed; Holiness befits Your house, O Lord , forevermore.
Your testimonies are very faithful;Holiness befits Your house,O Yahweh, forevermore.
Contextual Overview
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Thy: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:129, Psalms 119:138, Psalms 119:144, Isaiah 8:20, Matthew 24:35, Hebrews 6:17, Hebrews 6:18, 1 John 5:9-13
holiness: Psalms 5:4-7, Psalms 99:5, Psalms 99:9, Leviticus 10:3, Leviticus 19:2, Isaiah 52:11, Zechariah 14:20, Zechariah 14:21, John 4:24, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 3:17, Hebrews 12:14, Revelation 21:27
for ever: Heb. to length of days
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:7 - wrought Exodus 28:36 - HOLINESS Exodus 39:1 - holy place Ezra 6:21 - did eat Psalms 33:9 - and it stood Ezekiel 43:12 - Upon Ezekiel 44:9 - General Matthew 21:13 - My Luke 19:46 - General Ephesians 2:21 - an
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thy testimonies are very sure,.... Meaning not the works of God, of nature, and providence, which testify of his power and Godhead, and other perfections of it; rather the word of God, the Scriptures of truth, the law and Gospel; the one being a testimony of his will to be done by men, the other a testimony of his good will to men; which are sure and true, and to be believed; though it seems best of all to understand them of the promises of God, which testify what he will do, or shall be done hereafter, and which are all yea and amen in Christ; and especially those that respect his kingdom and interest, the glory, stability, and eternity of it, things which are the principal subjects of this psalm; all which promises are sure and certain, true and faithful, firm, and to be believed; see Genesis 19:9,
holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever; or "unto length of days" d: holiness is a dress or clothing; though it is not the robe of a justifying righteousness, yet it is an inner garment, which makes the saints all glorious within; it is a very beautiful and becoming dress; it is called "the beauty of holiness", and it is always becoming; it becomes the church and people of God, all that are of the household of God, both now and for evermore; it will never be out of use; it will be more and more in use, both in the spiritual reign of Christ, and in the New Jerusalem church state, and in heaven to all eternity; see Zechariah 14:20.
d לארך ימים "in longitudinem dierum", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thy testimonies are very sure - All that thou hast borne witness to; all that thou hast affirmed or declared to be true. This would embrace “all that” God has spoken, whether his law, his promises, his commands, his prophecies, or his statements of what has occurred and of what will occur. See the notes at Psalms 19:7.
Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord - The psalm seems to have been intended to be used in the sanctuary, as a part of public worship, and the word “holiness” here would seem to mean a proper respect for God; confidence in him; a state of mind free from all doubt, and from all that is impure. Perhaps there may be here, also, the idea that in all the convulsions of the world; in all that threatens to overthrow truth and righteousness; in all the attacks which are made on the divine government; in all the efforts of the defenders of error, and in the midst of abounding iniquity, the church should maintain a firm adherence to the principles of “holiness,” to that which is right and true. There should be one place - the church - where there would be no wavering in regard to truth and holiness; one place, where the truth would be defended whatever commotions might be abroad. The main idea, therefore, in the psalm is, that, in view of the fact that God reigns, and that nothing can frustrate his plans, or disturb his throne, we should approach him with reverence, with humble trust, with sincere and pure hearts.
In a larger sense, also, in the largest sense conceivable - it is true that “holiness,” purity, freedom from evil thoughts, from a wanton eye and a wanton imagination, from unholy plans and purposes, should prevail in the house of God, and should be regarded as indispensable to proper worship. As heaven is pure, and as there shall enter there nothing “that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination or maketh a lie” Revelation 21:27, so in the place where we seek to prepare for that holy world - the sanctuary of God - nothing should be allowed to enter that is impure and polluting; nothing that tends to corrupt or defile the soul. It may be added, that attendance in a place of public worship is calculated to make the heart pure, and to banish unholy thoughts and purposes from the soul. A man who feels that he is in the presence of a holy God, will not be likely to welcome into his soul polluted images and unholy desires.
Forever - Margin, as in Hebrew, “to length of days.” The idea is, that it is always appropriate. See the notes at Psalms 23:6.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 93:5. Thy testimonies are very sure — Thou wilt as surely fulfil thy word as thou wilt keep possession of thy throne.
Holiness becometh thine house — Thy nature is holy, all thy works are holy, and thy word is holy; therefore, thy house - thy Church, should be holy. The building itself should be sanctified - should be so consecrated to thy worship alone, that it shall never be employed in any other service. The ministers of this Church should be holy, the members holy, the ordinances holy; its faith, its discipline, and its practice holy. And this at all times, and in all circumstances; for holiness becometh thine house - for ever," לארך ימים le-orech yamin, for length of days. During the whole lapse of time; till the sun and moon shall be no more. The old Psalter says the house of God is man's saule; and of this house holiness is נאוה naavah, "the ornament;" it produces that meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price. No decoration of person nor simplicity of dress can supply the place of this heavenly clothing.
ANALYSIS OF THE NINETY-THIRD PSALM
In this Psalm it is the purpose of the prophet to comfort the Church, oppressed by tyrants and persecutors; and yet she shall not utterly fail. The gates of hell shall not prevail against her; because Christ sits in his Church as King. The sum of it is, -
I. The magnificence and power of Christ our eternal King, Psalms 93:1-2.
II. That he defends his Church in the day of a storm, Psalms 93:3-4.
III. That his laws are holy, and his Church also, Psalms 93:5.
I. The prophet in the first verse describes our King:
First. From his office: -
1. "He reigns." He is the great and chief Monarch; he is no idle spectator of things below; but wisely, and justly, and powerfully administers all things.
2. He is a glorious King: "He is clothed with majesty."
3. He is a potent King: "The Lord is clothed with strength."
4. He is a warlike King: "He hath girded himself," buckled his sword upon his armour; for offence towards his enemies, for defence of his kingdom.
Secondly. From his kingdom: -
1. It is universal: "The world."
2. It is fixed, firm, and stable: "The world is also established, and cannot be moved."
3. It is an everlasting kingdom: "From everlasting to everlasting; thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting."
II. But in this his kingdom there are those who raise tumults, commotions, and rebellions. These he compares to swelling waters and foaming waves.
1. "The floods," that is, tyrants, persecutors, c., "have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice the floods lift up their waves." The Church dwells in the sea; and the waves of tyranny, ambition, and malice, beat furiously upon it.
2. Well, be it so; yet "the Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters; yea than the mighty waves of the sea." He wonderfully and strangely hath showed his might in getting himself the victory over all persecutors, and propagating and enlarging his kingdom over all the earth in despite of his enemies.
III. 1. And as his kingdom is immovable, so are the laws by which it is governed fixed and unalterable also: "Thy testimonies are very sure." The Gospel is an eternal Gospel; the doctrine thereof is holy and inviolable; by which God hath declared his good will to man, and what he requires of all his loving subjects; which is, that they be a holy people. For,
2. "Holiness becomes thy house for ever." The temple, the priests, the people, must be a holy nation; for ever correspondent to the holiness of his law and testimonies: "Be ye holy, for I am holy." "Holiness becomes thy house, O Lord, for ever."
