Wednesday, July 16, 2025  

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Today's Scripture
Psalm 93

The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength.
He has established the world; it shall never be moved;
your throne is established from of old;
you are from everlasting.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring.
More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
more majestic than the waves of the sea,
majestic on high is the Lord!

Your decrees are very sure;
holiness befits your house,
O Lord, forevermore. (NRSV)

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Reflection

There is a simple takeaway from Psalm 93’s five verses: God is strong, very strong.

Yes, but things are not going so great right now, I say. Times are scary. Where is God in all of this?

In the psalmist’s days, the threats were different from twenty-first-century threats, but probably as real. Even so, the Lord has reigned forever over the mighty seas, a metaphor for withstanding a countervailing power. That gives comfort.

There is a significant final thought in this hymn of praise: “Your statutes stand firm.” It is not so much the comfort of knowing that “the sun comes up every day” but that God’s principles of holiness, goodness, kindness, charity, truth, trust, faithfulness — the list goes on — are forever enduring.

Maybe the strong affirmation by the psalmist means I need to hold up my end of the bargain, of the covenant between God and God’s people.

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Prayer

Dear God, help me to dwell on your eternal strength, trusting that, even when I quiver, it is endless. And to witness that trust to fellow quiverers. Amen.

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Written by Rebecca Dixon, Member of Fourth Presbyterian Church

Reflection and Prayer © Fourth Presbyterian Church

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