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Salmos 93

ARC · Chapter 93/150

1O Senhor reina; está vestido de magestade: o Senhor está vestido; cingiu-se de fortaleza: o mundo tambem está firmado, e não poderá vacillar.

2O teu throno está firme desde então: tu és desde a eternidade.

3Os rios levantam, ó Deus, os rios levantam o seu ruido, os rios levantam as suas ondas.

4Mas o Senhor nas alturas é mais poderoso do que o ruido das grandes aguas e do que as grandes ondas do mar.

5Mui fieis são os teus testemunhos: a sanctidade convem á tua casa, Senhor, para sempre.

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Summary

A brief and vigorous hymn: the Lord reigns, clothed with majesty; even the mightiest waves of the sea cannot compare to God's strength, whose throne has stood firm from eternity.

Explanation

This is the first of a group of psalms (93, 95-99) known as the 'enthronement psalms,' which celebrate God's reign over all creation, possibly used in festivals commemorating divine sovereignty. In the imagination of the ancient Near East, the raging sea was a symbol of chaos and threat; by declaring that God is 'mightier' than the great waves, the psalm proclaims that no chaotic force in the world surpasses God's control. The application today is to find emotional stability by remembering that, however chaotic a situation may seem, God's rule remains firm.

Fun facts

  • The 'enthronement psalms' (93, 95-99) share the characteristic phrase 'the Lord reigns,' a refrain that groups them thematically even though they may come from different authors.
  • The sea and its waves as a symbol of chaos appear repeatedly in biblical literature, from creation in Genesis 1 to Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Salmos 93:1“Clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself” describes God as a king putting on the clothes and warrior's belt before taking the throne — an image of power and authority common in psalms that celebrate God as king of the universe.
  2. Salmos 93:2“Of old” ties God's throne to the moment of creation mentioned in the previous verse: just as the world was set firm so it would not be shaken, God's rule has that same stability, except it has existed since before everything, in eternity.
  3. Salmos 93:3It personifies the chaos of the waters, an ancient image for threatening, uncontrollable forces, being overpowered by God's louder voice. The raging sea was, for ancient peoples, a common symbol of danger and disorder.
  4. Salmos 93:4In the mythologies of the ancient Near East, the sea and the great waters were symbols of chaos and threat. Saying that God is mightier than the roar of the waves affirms His dominion over forces that neighboring peoples saw as uncontrollable.
  5. Salmos 93:5“Testimonies” is the term used for God's laws and promises, like those kept in the ark of the covenant. The psalm ends by linking the reliability of those laws to the holiness that should mark the temple, “thine house,” for ever.

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