Daily Devotions

Psalm 93: 1

The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength.

Here is another psalm of David who is familiar with the reigns of kings and he too was a king and had great power and authority. David knew what power comes with the position of being a King and David wrote this psalm in the language of kings. He could describe what majesty is and what power is because he yields them.

An ordinary man would not be able to write a psalm like this and explains the power and authority of kingship unless a king. An ordinary man would not understand the thoughts that are in the mind of kings. But David understands and he could express his thoughts as he wrote this psalm.

In this short psalm of just five verses, David acclaimed the majesty of God. In verses 2-4 Thy throne is established of old; thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice, the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.  

David described the roar of the ocean or even the waterfalls in the mighty rivers that roar continuously and with such a mighty and frightening sound. David said that God is even greater than the oceans and the large rivers, He is above all these and He is above all situations that we may be in.

No matter what our problems and difficulties may be, God is mightier and above all that and He is in control and able to deliver us from them. Therefore David reminds all believers that we are not to be distracted by the challenges and then circumstances around us but we must turn to God at all times.

Paul also wrote in Eph 3: 20 that God is “able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,” Our God is above all things and He would be surely able to see us through all our troubles.