Psalms 93:5

Psalms 93:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.

Context of Psalms 93:5

3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their pounding waves. 4More than the sounds of many waters, More than the mighty breakers of the sea, The Lord on high is mighty. Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.

Psalms 93:5 word by word

עֵֽדֹתֶ֨יךָ׀ נֶאֶמְנ֬וּ מְאֹ֗ד לְבֵיתְךָ֥ נַאֲוָה־קֹ֑דֶשׁ יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy testimoniesעֵדָה‛êdâh · testimonyH5713
• are veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• sureאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• becomethנָאָהnâ'âh · be lovelyH4998
• thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for everיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
• for everאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753

Cross-references for Psalms 93:5

• Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul; The statutes of the Lord are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.
• Psalms 119:111I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
• Isaiah 8:20[Direct those people] to the law and to the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is because they have no dawn.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
• Hebrews 6:17In the same way God, in His desire to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, intervened and guaranteed it with an oath,
• 1 John 5:9If we accept [as we do] the testimony of men [that is, if we are willing to take the sworn statements of fallible humans as evidence], the testimony of God is greater [far more authoritative]; for this is the testimony of God, that He has testified regarding His Son.
• Psalms 5:4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil [person] dwells with You.
• Psalms 99:5Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.
• Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord said: ‘I will be treated as holy by those who approach Me, And before all the people I will be honored.’ ” So Aaron, therefore, said nothing.
• Leviticus 19:2“Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
• Isaiah 52:11Depart, depart, go out from there (the lands of exile), Touch no unclean thing; Go out of the midst of her (Babylon), purify yourselves, You who carry the articles of the Lord [on your journey from there].
• Zechariah 14:20In that day there will be written on the little bells on the horses, “HOLY TO THE Lord.” And the cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be [holy to the Lord] like the bowls before the altar.
• John 4:24God is spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?
• Hebrews 12:14Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord.
• Revelation 21:27and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Commentaries on Psalms 93:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thy testimonies are very sure - Thou wilt as surely fulfill 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thy 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 Psalm 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Through his stable rule and royal laws, the Lord orders the world. Your house: The house from which God reigns might be the Lord’s heavenly palace or the earthly temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. While His power inspires dread, His revealed will should secure our confidence (compare Psa 19:7; 25:10), and thus fear and love combined, producing all holy emotions, should distinguish the worship we offer in His house, both earthly and heavenly.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 93:5

• Jesus, the Christ
• Word of God
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Commentaries on Psalms 93

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings