Psalm 46:3
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3 [a]Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken
and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
Footnotes
- 46:3–4 Figurative ancient Near Eastern language to describe social and political upheavals.
Psalm 60:4
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4 You rocked the earth, split it open;(A)
repair the cracks for it totters.
Psalm 93:1
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Psalm 93[a]
God Is a Mighty King
1 The Lord is king,[b] robed with majesty;
the Lord is robed, girded with might.(A)
The world will surely stand in place,
never to be moved.(B)
Footnotes
- Psalm 93 A hymn celebrating the kingship of God, who created the world (Ps 93:1–2) by defeating the sea (Ps 93:3–4). In the ancient myth that is alluded to here, Sea completely covered the land, making it impossible for the human community to live. Sea, or Flood, roars in anger against God, who is personified in the storm. God’s utterances or decrees are given authority by the victory over Sea (Ps 93:5).
- 93:1 The Lord is king: lit., “the Lord 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.
Psalm 96:10
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10 (A)declare among the nations: The Lord is king.
The world will surely stand fast, never to be shaken.
He rules the peoples with fairness.
Psalm 104:5
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II
5 [a]You fixed the earth on its foundation,
so it can never be shaken.
Footnotes
- 104:5–9 God places the gigantic disk of the earth securely on its foundation and then, as a warrior, chases away the enveloping waters and confines them under, above, and around the earth.
1 Samuel 2:8
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8 He raises the needy from the dust;
from the ash heap lifts up the poor,
To seat them with nobles
and make a glorious throne their heritage.
“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and he has set the world upon them.(A)
Isaiah 24:19
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19 The earth will burst asunder,
the earth will be shaken apart,
the earth will be convulsed.
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