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 risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. 4But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the Lord above is mightier than these! Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.

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 instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
• Psalms 119:111Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight.
• Isaiah 8:20Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
• Hebrews 6:17God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.
• 1 John 5:9Since we believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes from God. And God has testified about his Son.
• Psalms 5:4O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.
• Psalms 99:5Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!
• Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said, ‘I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent.
• Leviticus 19:2“Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
• Isaiah 52:11Get out! Get out and leave your captivity, where everything you touch is unclean. Get out of there and purify yourselves, you who carry home the sacred objects of the Lord.
• Zechariah 14:20On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: Holy to the Lord. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the Lord will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar.
• John 4:24For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
• Hebrews 12:14Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
• Revelation 21:27Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are 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