Psalms 93:11-21

11 Dominus scit cogitationes hominum quoniam vanae sunt
12 beatus homo quem tu erudieris Domine et de lege tua docueris eum
13 ut mitiges ei a diebus malis donec fodiatur peccatori fovea
14 quia non repellet Dominus plebem suam et hereditatem suam non derelinquet
15 quoadusque iustitia convertatur in iudicium et qui iuxta illam omnes qui recto sunt corde diapsalma
16 quis consurget mihi adversus malignantes aut quis stabit mecum adversus operantes iniquitatem
17 nisi quia Dominus adiuvit me paulo minus habitavit in inferno anima mea
18 si dicebam motus est pes meus misericordia tua Domine adiuvabat me
19 secundum multitudinem dolorum meorum in corde meo consolationes tuae laetificaverunt animam meam
20 numquid aderit tibi sedis iniquitatis qui fingis dolorem in praecepto
21 captabunt in animam iusti et sanguinem innocentem condemnabunt

Psalms 93:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 93

This psalm is by some ascribed to Moses, by others to David, which latter is more probable; with which agree the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; all which, excepting the Syriac and Arabic versions, say it is a psalm that was made to be sung the day before the sabbath; and it was a custom with the Jews {a} to sing it on the sixth day of the week; which it is likely the authors of the Septuagint version were acquainted with, and therefore inserted it in the title of the psalm, though it is not in the Hebrew text. The subject of the psalm is the kingdom of God; not of nature and providence, but of grace; the kingdom of the Messiah; of the certainty, firmness, and eternity of it, notwithstanding the opposition of mighty enemies; being established by the sure promises of God, which his faithfulness and holiness were engaged to make good. Kimchi says, that all these psalms, this and the following to Psalm 101, are concerning the Messiah; and so say Kabvenaki and Ben Melech.

The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.