God’s Word Translation
Psalms 93:2
2Your throne was set in place a long time ago. You are eternal.
Psalms 93:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
- New International Version (NIV)Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting.
Context of Psalms 93:2
1The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved. Your throne was set in place a long time ago. You are eternal. 3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves. 4The Lord above is mighty— mightier than the sound of raging water, mightier than the foaming waves of the sea.
Read all of Psalms 93Psalms 93:2 word by word
נָכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֲךָ֣ מֵאָ֑ז מֵֽעוֹלָ֣ם אָֽתָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 93:2
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter in your kingdom is a scepter for justice.
- Psalms 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your empire endures throughout every generation.
- Proverbs 8:22“The Lord already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works.
- Daniel 4:34At the end of the seven time periods, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my mind came back to me. I thanked the Most High, and I praised and honored the one who lives forever, because his power lasts forever and his kingdom lasts from one generation to the next.
- Micah 5:2You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are too small to be included among Judah’s cities. Yet, from you Israel’s future ruler will come for me. His origins go back to the distant past, to days long ago.
- Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, you were God. You are God from everlasting to everlasting.
- Psalms 102:24I said, “My God, don’t take me now in the middle of my life. Your years ⌞continue on⌟ throughout every generation.
- Hebrews 1:10God also said, “Lord, in the beginning you laid the foundation of the earth. With your own hands you made the heavens.
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- Revelation 1:8“I am the A and the Z,” says the Lord God, the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, the Almighty.
- Revelation 2:8“To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says:
Commentaries on Psalms 93:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thy throne is established of old - There never was a time in which God did not reign, in which he was not a supreme and absolute Monarch; for he is from everlasting. There never was a time in which he was not; there never can be a period in which he shall cease to exist.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thy throne is established of old - Whatever might occur, the throne of God was firm. That could not be moved. It had been set up from all eternity. It had stood through all the convulsions and changes which had occurred in the universe; and it would stand firm forever. Whatever might change, that was immovable; and as long as that is unchanged we have a ground of security and hope. Should “that” be moved, all would be gone. The margin here is, as in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5These psalms challenge the doubts created by the exile (see Psalm 89) and answer the questions asked in Psalm 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Psalm 93) that is characterized by: punishment of the wicked (Psalm 94), respectful obedience among his people (Psalm 95), justice for the poor (Psalm 96), celebration in Zion (Psalm 97), salvation for Israel (Psalm 98), holiness (Psalm 99), and praise (Psalm 100).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. His underived power exceeds the most sublime exhibitions of the most powerful objects in nature (Psa 89:9).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
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