Psalm 93 Overview
Your throne is stable
Psalm 93
Welcome to the Overview of Psalm 93
This page will introduce and provide orientation to Psalm 93 as a whole. It includes the following sections:
Introduction to Psalm 93
Author:
Purpose:
- To celebrate that YHWH's reign and royal decrees are trustworthy
Content:
- Despite the crushing seas' attempts to overthrow him, YHWH's throne is stable. His royal decrees are trustworthy.
Message:
- YHWH's reign and decrees were never endangered and never will be.
Psalm 93 At-a-Glance
These sections divide the content of the psalm into digestible pieces , and are determined based on information from many of our layers, including Semantics, Poetics, and Discourse. The columns, left to right, contain: the verse numbers; the main title of the section; a brief summary of the content of that section (quote marks indicate the text is taken directly from the English text of the psalm (as per our Close-but-Clear translation); and an icon to visually represent and remember the content.
Background Orientation for Psalm 93
Following are the common-ground assumptionsCommon-ground assumptions include information shared by the speaker and hearers. In our analysis, we mainly use this category for Biblical/Ancient Near Eastern background. which are the most helpful for making sense of the psalm.
Background Situation for Psalm 93
The background situation is the series of events leading up to the time in which the psalm is spoken. These are taken from the story triangle – whatever lies to the left of the star icon. [[File:|class=img-fluid|825px]]
Participants in Psalm 93