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93:1 Yahweh is king This typifies the main theme and contents of the psalms of Yahweh’s kingship or enthronement, which are also sometimes called theocratic psalms (Pss 47; 93; Pss 95–99). Psalms 95–99 form a collection; Psa 93 is sometimes included in this grouping because of its close proximity and content. (Psa 47 is included because of its similarities in content.)
the world Refers to the dry land Yahweh created in the beginning, as opposed to the seas (vv. 3–4; Gen 1:6–10; compare Isa 14:17).
John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ps 93:1.
the world Refers to the dry land Yahweh created in the beginning, as opposed to the seas (vv. 3–4; Gen 1:6–10; compare Isa 14:17).
John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ps 93:1.
PSALM 93
Is the Earth Vulnerable?
1 Yahweh began to reign, put on majesty;
Yahweh put on, girded on might.
Further, the world stands firm, it does not collapse;
2 your throne is standing firm since long ago—
you are from of old.
3 Rivers lifted up, Yahweh,
rivers lifted up their voice,
rivers lift up their crushing.
4 Above the voices of many waters,
majestic, the breakers of the sea,
Yahweh was majestic on high.
5 Your decisions have been very truthful,
your holiness has adorned your house,
Yahweh, for long days.
I just saw a fabulous picture of the earth taken from above the North Pole. I know in theory that Canada, Greenland, Russia, Norway, and Alaska almost meet in the Arctic, but I am so used to the regular Mercator Projection world map that I don’t usually think in those terms. It was a fabulous picture but also a worrying one because it showed how much the Arctic ice pack has shrunk over the last decade. It opens up whole new possibilities in connection with oil drilling and fishing. But of course the bad news is that it is another sign of how fast the earth is warming and of how the shores of many countries all over the world may soon be taken over by the ocean. Is the earth secure?
This psalm declares that creation was the moment when Yahweh began to reign; therefore the earth is securely founded. The psalm doesn’t imply that someone else was reigning before this moment but that Yahweh asserted authority in the cosmos at the time of creation and declared that it was going to stand firm because he stands firm. There were forces that sought to resist Yahweh’s sovereignty or could have done so—forces that had a dynamic power of their own, epitomized in the terrifying force of churning oceans and flooding rivers—but Yahweh insisted on asserting authority over them. And Yahweh did so in a way that has been truthful and reliable over the millennia and has ensured that Yahweh’s holiness has been acknowledged in his palace in the heavens by all other would-be powers.
Yes, the world is secure; it will not be vulnerable to other supernatural powers because Yahweh has determined to force their submission. Of course Yahweh is not so inclined to force the submission of human powers. It seems that we have a different kind of free will. So we dare not assume we could not destroy the planet.
John Goldingay, Psalms for Everyone, Part 2: Psalms 73–150, Old Testament for Everyone (Louisville, KY; London: Westminster John Knox Press; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2014), 72–74.
Is the Earth Vulnerable?
1 Yahweh began to reign, put on majesty;
Yahweh put on, girded on might.
Further, the world stands firm, it does not collapse;
2 your throne is standing firm since long ago—
you are from of old.
3 Rivers lifted up, Yahweh,
rivers lifted up their voice,
rivers lift up their crushing.
4 Above the voices of many waters,
majestic, the breakers of the sea,
Yahweh was majestic on high.
5 Your decisions have been very truthful,
your holiness has adorned your house,
Yahweh, for long days.
I just saw a fabulous picture of the earth taken from above the North Pole. I know in theory that Canada, Greenland, Russia, Norway, and Alaska almost meet in the Arctic, but I am so used to the regular Mercator Projection world map that I don’t usually think in those terms. It was a fabulous picture but also a worrying one because it showed how much the Arctic ice pack has shrunk over the last decade. It opens up whole new possibilities in connection with oil drilling and fishing. But of course the bad news is that it is another sign of how fast the earth is warming and of how the shores of many countries all over the world may soon be taken over by the ocean. Is the earth secure?
This psalm declares that creation was the moment when Yahweh began to reign; therefore the earth is securely founded. The psalm doesn’t imply that someone else was reigning before this moment but that Yahweh asserted authority in the cosmos at the time of creation and declared that it was going to stand firm because he stands firm. There were forces that sought to resist Yahweh’s sovereignty or could have done so—forces that had a dynamic power of their own, epitomized in the terrifying force of churning oceans and flooding rivers—but Yahweh insisted on asserting authority over them. And Yahweh did so in a way that has been truthful and reliable over the millennia and has ensured that Yahweh’s holiness has been acknowledged in his palace in the heavens by all other would-be powers.
Yes, the world is secure; it will not be vulnerable to other supernatural powers because Yahweh has determined to force their submission. Of course Yahweh is not so inclined to force the submission of human powers. It seems that we have a different kind of free will. So we dare not assume we could not destroy the planet.
John Goldingay, Psalms for Everyone, Part 2: Psalms 73–150, Old Testament for Everyone (Louisville, KY; London: Westminster John Knox Press; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2014), 72–74.