Psalms 93 · Verse 5

Psalms 93:5

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
Psalms 93:5, King James Version

Psalms 93:5 in other translations

BSBYour testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
WEBYour statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, LORD, forever more.
ASVThy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.
YLTThy testimonies have been very stedfast, To Thy house comely is holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!
DARBYThy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever.
BBEYour witness is most certain; it is right for your house to be holy, O Lord, for ever.
WebsterThy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O LORD, for ever.

What does Psalms 93:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Thy 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 members holy, the ordinances holy; its faith, its discipline, and its practice holy. And this at all times, and in all circumstances; for holiness becometh thine house-for ever," לארך ימים le-orech yamim, for length of days. During the whole lapse of time; till the sun and moon shall be no more. The old Psalter says the house of God is man's saule; and of this house holiness is נאוה naavah, "the ornament;" it produces that meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price. No decoration of person nor simplicity of dress can supply the place of this heavenly clothing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 93:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֵֽדֹתֶ֨יךָ\׀'e.do.Tei.khatestimonies yourH5713
נֶאֶמְנ֬וּne.'em.Nuthey are reliableH539
מְאֹ֗דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
לְבֵיתְךָ֥le.vei.te.Khato house yourH1004
נַאֲוָה\־na.'a.vah-it is befittingH4998
קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholinessH6944
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
לְאֹ֣רֶךְle.'O.rekhfor length ofH753
יָמִֽים\׃ya.MimdaysH3117

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 93:5

  • Psalms 19:7-8

    The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

  • Psalms 29:2

    Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

  • Psalms 119:111

    Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

  • Psalms 119:129

    פ PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

  • Leviticus 19:2

    Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

    Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

  • Hebrews 12:14

    Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  • Psalms 119:138

    Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

  • Psalms 119:144

    The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

  • Isaiah 8:20

    To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

  • Psalms 99:5

    Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

  • Psalms 99:9

    Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy.
19:7,8; 119:111,129,138,144; Isa 8:20; Mt 24:35; Heb 6:17,18
1Jo 5:9-13
holiness.
5:4-7; 99:5,9; Le 10:3; 19:2; Isa 52:11; Zec 14:20,21; Joh 4:24
1Co 3:16,17; Heb 12:14; Re 21:27
for ever. Heb. to length of days.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 93:4

    The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  • Psalms 93:5

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

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Psalms 93:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tus testimonios son muy firmes: la santidad conviene á tu casa, oh Jehová, por los siglos y para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tes témoignages sont très sûrs. La sainteté sied à ta maison, ô Éternel! pour de longs jours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Deine Zeugnisse sind sehr zuverlässig. Deinem Hause geziemt Heiligkeit, Jehova, auf immerdar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Populum tuum, Domine, humiliaverunt, et hæreditatem tuam vexaverunt.