PSALM 93

CONSIDER

• God’s throne was established in eternity

• He is the one and only stable element in the universe  <R1795>

NOTES BY VERSE

Note: each ** comment in this document is listed in numerical order according to the verse(s) from this chapter

** God reigns in majesty for He is eternal; He established the world long ago and we praise the God of creation

Psalm 93:1-2 NIV

[1] The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. [2] Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.

Psalm 95:6-7a NIV

[6] Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; [7] for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

** Stop to ponder the majesty and glory of God and His kingdom…

Jesus Christ is —

• Lord

• Master

• Governor

• Ruler

• Shepherd

• Prince

• Prince and Savior

• Great Prince

• Prince of Life

• Prince of Peace

• Prince of princes

• Prince of the kings of the earth

• King of kings and Lord of lords!

He is God over all, blessed forever!

Christ's kingdom is universal —

• It includes all worlds, all creatures, all causes

• Nothing in heaven or earth is outside of it

• His saints praise Him

• The angels adore Him

• The devils are subject to Him

• The king's heart is in His hands, and He turns it wherever He will

• His kingdom rules over all

His kingdom is supreme —

• Nothing can shake it

• Worms cannot spit their venom so as to reach the stars in their course!

• Nor can puny mortals reach the person or the power of our glorious Immanuel

Christ's kingdom is omnipotent —

• By His own divine efficiency He carries on His government

• He upholds all things by His powerful word

• He does His will in heaven and on earth

• Not an empire rises or sinks, but by His will

• Not a sparrow falls to the ground, without His notice

• Every change on earth is by His providence

• He gives no account of any of His matters

His work on His people is mighty —

• He subdues them to Himself

• He reigns as their Lord and Master

• He chains their great adversary

• He subdues their iniquities

• He strips the world of its fatal fascinations

• He makes them willing in the day of His power

• He leads them into all necessary truth  <P166>

Psalm 93:1 NIV

[1] The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.

Psalm 99:1 NIV

[1] The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.

Revelation 19:6 NIV

[6] Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.

** Contrast man’s prideful ‘intellect’ with God — the One who reigns!  He who once bore our sins and carried our sorrows is seated upon a throne of glory and exercises all power in heaven and on earth! Thrones, principalities and powers bow before Him. Every being and event are under His rule. His providence pervades and manages the whole, and is as minutely attentive to every part as if there were only that single object in His view.

From the tallest archangel, to the most irritating ant or fly — all depend on Him for their being, their preservation and their powers! He directs the sparrows where to build their nests, and to find their food. He overrules the rise and fall of nations; and bends, with an invincible energy and unerring wisdom — all events! So that, while many intend otherwise in the outcome their designs all concur and coincide in the accomplishment of His holy will. He restrains with a mighty hand the still more formidable efforts of the powers of darkness; and Satan with all his hosts cannot exert their malice a hair's breadth beyond the limits of His permission. Satan may rage, but he is a chained enemy!

This is He, who is the Redeemer and Husband of His believing people:

• How happy are those whom it is His good pleasure to bless

• How safe are those whom He has engaged to protect

• How honored and privileged are those whom He enables and warrants to claim Him as their friend and their portion

• Having redeemed them by His own blood, He sets a high value upon them! He esteems them His treasure, His jewels; He guards them as the pupil of His eye

• They shall not lack and they need not fear

• His eye is upon them in every situation

• His ear is open to their prayers, and

• His everlasting arms are under them for their sure support

On earth, He guides their steps, controls their enemies, and directs all His dispensations for their good! While, in Heaven, He is pleading their cause, preparing a place for them, and communicating down to them reviving foretastes of the glory that shall shortly be theirs!  <N150>

Psalm 93:1 NIV

[1] The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.

Psalm 146:10 NIV

[10] The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord.

** God is mighty as expressed in His creation; God’s statutes stand firm and consistent, as the endless pounding of waves on the seashore

Psalm 93:3-5 NIV

[3] The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. [4] Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea---the Lord on high is mighty. [5] Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.

Psalm 95:3-5 NIV

[3] For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. [4] In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. [5] The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.