1The Lord is king, robed with majesty;[#ord : lit., “the L ord reigns.” This Psalm, and Ps 47; 96–99, are sometimes called enthronement Psalms. They may have been used in a special liturgy during which God’s ascent to the throne was ritually reenacted. They have also been interpreted eschatologically, pointing to the coming of God as king at the end-time.]
the Lord is robed, girded with might.
The world will surely stand in place,
never to be moved.
2Your throne stands firm from of old;
you are from everlasting.
3The flood has raised up, Lord ;[#: the primordial sea was tamed by God in the act of creation. It is a figure of chaos and rebellion, cf. Ps 46:4.]
the flood has raised up its roar;
the flood has raised its pounding waves.
4More powerful than the roar of many waters,
more powerful than the breakers of the sea,
powerful in the heavens is the Lord .
5Your decrees are firmly established;
holiness befits your house, Lord ,
for all the length of days.