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ESV: Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

NIV: Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.

NASB: Your testimonies are fully confirmed; Holiness is pleasing to Your house, Lord, forevermore.

CSB: Lord, your testimonies are completely reliable; holiness adorns your house for all the days to come.

NLT: Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.

KJV: Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.

NKJV: Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.

Because God is the only uncreated Creator, and sovereign over all things (Psalm 93:1–2), nothing can overpower Him (Psalm 93:3–4). We can look back on His many miracles to see proof of this. We can also see evidence that the Lord keeps his promises. So, when God "decrees" something, we can trust it with absolute confidence (John 17:17).

A key ploy of Satan is convincing human beings to doubt God's truth (Genesis 3:1, 4). False prophets thrive on lies contrary to Scripture (2 Peter 2:1). Such lies are among the most damaging any person can encounter (Galatians 1:8).

Just as God's presence infused holiness into His temple, so His holiness dwells in the New Testament temple: His people. A perfectly unique and uncreated God is truly "holy:" separated and set apart from everything else. This is why the Lord calls believers to be "holy" and separate themselves from sinful aspects of the world (1 Peter 1:3–25).

Psalm 93:3–5 compares the power of God to that of seas and rivers. These references to water also imply the Gentile—non-Jewish—nations. Those are powerful, but the Lord is far stronger. God is the very definition of might. The Lord is also faithful and reliable. What God says is entirely true; His obvious power proves He can be trusted.

The psalm opens with praise to the Lord. The focus is on His magnificence and incredible power. Because He is eternal and sovereign, the world which He created cannot be destroyed by any other being. Even the power of flood, rivers, and oceans is nothing compared to the power of God. God's power and knowledge should inspire trust in all He has said.

Several psalms are considered "enthronement" or "theocratic" passages. Other than this chapter, these include Psalms 24, 47, and 95—99. Some consider Psalm 15 an appropriate addition to the list. These songs celebrate the rule of God over the entire earth. Many look forward to the end times, when Jesus Christ, the Messiah, will govern the world personally for a thousand years (Revelation 20:4).

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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