Psalm 93 - The LORD Reigns Above the Floods

Five verses declaring God's kingship stronger than the roar of the sea.

Psalms 93: The LORD Reigneth

At only five verses, Psalm 93 opens a run of kingship psalms in the Psalms overview, declaring 'the LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty' while picturing the lifted floods and waves as no match for His strength.


The Lord is King; he is clothed with glory; the Lord is clothed with strength; power is the cord of his robe; the world is fixed, so that it may not be moved.

The seat of your power has been from the past; you are eternal.

The rivers send up, O Lord, the rivers send up their voices; they send them up with a loud cry.

The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.

Your witness is most certain; it is right for your house to be holy, O Lord, for ever.

Its declaration that 'the LORD reigneth' is repeated almost word for word in <a href="/bible/bbe/psalms/chapter-96/10">Psalms 96:10</a>, part of the same cluster of enthronement psalms. It closes with 'holiness becometh thine house,' leading into the longer plea for justice in <a href="/bible/bbe/psalms/chapter-94">Psalms 94</a>.