Psalm 93 Text

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Simple Reading (Hebrew)
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Dramatic Reading (Hebrew)
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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Text (Hebrew) Verse Text (CBC)
יְהוָ֣ה מָלָךְ֮ גֵּא֪וּת לָ֫בֵ֥שׁ 1a YHWH reigns! He is clothed with majesty.
לָבֵ֣שׁ יְ֭הוָה עֹ֣ז הִתְאַזָּ֑ר 1b YHWH is clothed [with majesty]; he is armed with strength.
אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃ 1c What's more: the world remains secure without moving.
נָכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֲךָ֣ מֵאָ֑ז 2a Your throne has been secure from long ago;
מֵֽעוֹלָ֣ם אָֽתָּה׃ 2b You have existed from eternity.
נָשְׂא֤וּ נְהָר֨וֹת ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה 3a The seas have lifted up [their voice], YHWH,
נָשְׂא֣וּ נְהָר֣וֹת קוֹלָ֑ם 3b the seas have lifted up their voice;
יִשְׂא֖וּ נְהָר֣וֹת דָּכְיָֽם׃ 3c The seas would continually lift up their crushing (waves).
מִקֹּל֨וֹת ׀ מַ֤יִם רַבִּ֗ים 4a More than the voices of many waters -
אַדִּירִ֣ים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָ֑ם 4b (the waves of the sea are mighty!) -
אַדִּ֖יר בַּמָּר֣וֹם יְהוָֽה׃ 4c YHWH is mighty in the high place.
עֵֽדֹתֶ֨יךָ ׀ נֶאֶמְנ֬וּ מְאֹ֗ד 5a Your decrees are entirely trustworthy.
לְבֵיתְךָ֥ נַאֲוָה־קֹ֑דֶשׁ 5b Holiness is fitting for your house,
יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃ 5c YHWH, forever.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Text (Hebrew) Verse Text (CBC)
יְהוָ֣ה מָלָךְ֮ גֵּא֪וּת לָ֫בֵ֥שׁ 1a YHWH reigns! He is clothed with majesty.
לָבֵ֣שׁ יְ֭הוָה עֹ֣ז הִתְאַזָּ֑ר 1b YHWH is clothed [with majesty]; he is armed with strength.
אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃ 1c What's more: the world remains secure without moving.
נָכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֲךָ֣ מֵאָ֑ז 2a Your throne has been secure from long ago;
מֵֽעוֹלָ֣ם אָֽתָּה׃ 2b You have existed from eternity.
נָשְׂא֤וּ נְהָר֨וֹת ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה 3a The seas have lifted up [their voice], YHWH,
נָשְׂא֣וּ נְהָר֣וֹת קוֹלָ֑ם 3b the seas have lifted up their voice;
יִשְׂא֖וּ נְהָר֣וֹת דָּכְיָֽם׃ 3c The seas would continually lift up their crushing (waves).
מִקֹּל֨וֹת ׀ מַ֤יִם רַבִּ֗ים 4a More than the voices of many waters -
אַדִּירִ֣ים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָ֑ם 4b (the waves of the sea are mighty!) -
אַדִּ֖יר בַּמָּר֣וֹם יְהוָֽה׃ 4c YHWH is mighty in the high place.
עֵֽדֹתֶ֨יךָ ׀ נֶאֶמְנ֬וּ מְאֹ֗ד 5a Your decrees are entirely trustworthy.
לְבֵיתְךָ֥ נַאֲוָה־קֹ֑דֶשׁ 5b Holiness is fitting for your house,
יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃ 5c YHWH, forever.

Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

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Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.

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