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, Adonai, the floods have lifted up their voice, the floods lift up their crashing waves. 4More than the sounds of many waters— more majestic than the breakers of the sea— so majestic is Adonai on high! Your testimonies are very sure. Holiness befits Your House, Adonai, for endless days.

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 19:7It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other end. Nothing is hidden from its heat.
• Psalms 119:111Your testimonies I have as a heritage forever, for they are my heart’s joy.
• Isaiah 8:20To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
• Hebrews 6:17In the same way God, determining to point out more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of His purpose, guaranteed it with an oath.
• 1 John 5:9If we accept men’s testimony, God’s testimony is greater—for this it is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
• Psalms 5:4Adonai, in the morning You hear my voice. In the morning I order my prayer before You and watch expectantly.
• Psalms 99:5Exalt Adonai our God and worship at His footstool: holy is He.
• Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Adonai spoke of, saying: To those who are near Me I will show myself holy. Upon the faces of all the people I will be glorified.” Then Aaron kept silent.
• Leviticus 19:2“Speak to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: You shall be kedoshim, for I, Adonai your God, am holy.
• Isaiah 52:11Leave, leave! Get out of there! Touch no unclean thing. Go out of her midst. Purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of Adonai.
• Zechariah 14:20In that day “Holy to Adonai” will be inscribed on the bells of the horses and the pots in House of Adonai will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar.
• John 4:24God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that the Ruach Elohim dwells among you?
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue shalom with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• Revelation 21:27And nothing unholy shall ever enter it, nor anyone doing what is detestable or false, but only those written in the 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