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 of water have risen up, Lord. They have risen with a loud noise. Their waves beat against the land. 4But the Lord rules as King high above everything! He rules over the powerful waves of the sea, with all their great noise! Lord, your rules remain strong and true. Your house will always be holy, because you are holy.

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. It makes us strong again. We can trust what the Lord teaches us. He helps ordinary people to be wise.
• Psalms 119:111Your laws will always be with me. They make me happy deep inside.
• Isaiah 8:20When they say that to you, remember my teaching. Tell them what I have said will happen. People who talk like that are completely in the dark. There is no truth in what they say.
• Matthew 24:35One day, the earth and the sky will have an end. But my words will be there for ever.’
• Hebrews 6:17God wanted to show very clearly that he would never change his purpose. He wanted his people to know that he would certainly bless them. So when he made this promise, he also used his own name to make it strong.
• 1 John 5:9We believe people who tell us about things that they know. So we can believe even more what God says. He has told us what is true about his Son. So we should believe his message.
• Psalms 5:4My God, you do not like anything that is bad. Evil people cannot live near you.
• Psalms 99:5Praise the Lord our God! Worship him as king. He is holy!
• Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘This is what the Lord said, “People may come near to me. But those people must see that I am holy. All the people must give honour to me.” ’ Aaron did not reply.
• Leviticus 19:2‘Speak to Israel's people. They must be holy because I am holy. You must tell them that.
• Isaiah 52:11Leave! Leave! Go out from there. Do not touch anything that is unclean. Leave that foreign place! The people who carry the Lord's special things must keep themselves pure.
• Zechariah 14:20On that day, men will write the words, ‘This is for the Lord’ on the bells of the horses. The pots that anyone uses to cook with in the house of the Lord will be special. They will be as special as the dishes in front of the altar.
• John 4:24God is spirit. People who worship him must worship from their spirits in a true way.’
• 1 Corinthians 3:16You surely know that you are like God's special house. As God's people, God's Spirit lives in you.
• Hebrews 12:14Do everything that you can to live in peace with other people. Make yourself separate from bad things. Nobody will see the Lord unless their life is good and clean.
• Revelation 21:27But nothing that is bad or unclean will ever go in there. Nobody who does anything that God hates will go into the city. Nobody who tells lies will go in. Only those people with their names written in the Lamb's book of life can go in there.

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

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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