I AM VERY SURE (Psalm 93)

We are living in uncertain days. These are times when people are not sure of much at all.

Psalm 93, only five verses long, is a psalm of certainty. It is a psalm of assurance. In fact, the final verse contains these words: “Thy testimonies are very sure.”

What are you sure of today? In a world where everything is changing and so many things are being questioned, many people are not certain of anything. In a world where there are no absolutes, is there such a thing as absolute truth?

Absolutely. It is found in the Word of God and the God of the Word.

Verses 1-5: “The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.”

The context here is easy to identify. This is a time of uncertainty. We do not know who the writer of Psalm 93 might be, nor do we know the historical setting, but obviously it is a time of turmoil. It is tumultuous. Everything is changing.

That is why the passage conveys an image of a flood coming, with rivers overrunning their banks. The water is rushing in and carrying away everything that seems to be sure.

Verse 3 says, “the floods have lifted up their voice.” That is noise. There is so much noise in our society today with so many prognosticators and commentators — so many people with their opinions that they want to give to you.

The next phrase is, “the floods lift up their waves.” In scripture, the ocean is often a picture of multitudes of people and many people groups. But it is also a picture of uncertainty, with the pull of the current and the undertow.

We can be glad for the reassurance found in verse 4. “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.” In an age when it seems everything is shifting and moving, God is always the same. With that in mind, let’s consider a few things from Psalm 93 that we can be very sure of.

God is still on His throne.

That is how the psalm begins: “The Lord reigneth.” No matter who is in any seat of political power in this nation or another, The King of Kings and Lord of Lords is still where He has always been.

Verse 2: “Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.” The word “old” in that instance literally means eternity, and the last part of the verse refers to eternity past.

Go back to where everything disappears and you will find that God is still there. The God who has always been is the same today and will always be, and I am very sure that He is exactly where He is supposed to be.

God is still the God of all glory.

According to verse 1, He is “clothed in majesty.” That is something good to remember when things get ugly and filthy here on Earth. As the old hymn so eloquently states:

There is a place of quiet rest,

Near to the heart of God;

A place where sin cannot molest,

Near to the heart of God.

Isn’t it wonderful that there is still a place of beauty in His presence that you can run to?

God has perfect strength.

Verse 1 says, “The Lord is clothed with strength.” That is His omnipotence, His unlimited power.

This is the second reference to His clothing. Where does it come from? The verse goes on to answer that question: “… wherewith he hath girded himself.” This is an excellent reminder that God takes nothing from man. He is self-sufficient. All of His strength is His own. It is not borrowed or given by someone else. It is just who He is. What a great God we serve.

God has this world in His hand.

Verse 1 ends with this: “The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.”

Of course, this is not a reference to the world’s systems. It is simply about the place where He has graciously allowed us to live. This entire planet, with all of its supply and provision, is by His order and decree. The Creator is also the Sustainer. It cannot be moved until God says, “That is enough.” The words of that old chorus we sang as children are so true: “He’s got the whole world in His hands.”

God is greater than all that is going on in our world.

As we consider again the floods mentioned in this passage and their ability to destroy or alter the landscape, we are reminded in the same verses that the Lord is more powerful than any or all of that.

Maybe you are surrounded by so much noise today that the water is coming into your boat and you think you are going to sink. I am happy to report to you, on the authority of the Word of God, that “the Lord on high is mightier.”

There is a refuge, a Rock higher than you, that you can run to. Get to the Lord today, and you will find that He is more than enough.

God’s Word is true.

Verse 5 simply says, “Thy testimonies are very sure.”

When you don’t know much, go back to what you do know. What I know is rooted in scripture. Let me challenge you today to go back to the Word of God.

Maybe this is a good time to turn off the news. We don’t need it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are inundated with it. If you are sick of bad news, depressed, or in despair over it, turn it off. Open the wonderful Word of God, where His “testimonies are very sure.”

Why are we more intrigued by the commentaries of men than testimonies of God Himself? He alone knows what is happening. Get back into His Word!

God is holy.

The psalm ends, “Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.”

Of all the attributes of God, holiness is the one discussed most often in scripture. He is the perfection of all of His attributes and not more of one than the other, but holiness is really who He is.

The Bible says in Revelation 4:8, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” He always has been holy, He is holy, and He always will be holy. That is why the last two words of Psalm 93 are, “for ever.”

Everything here changes, and someday this will all pass. But God will still be what He has always been.

There are many things today that I am not sure about. But I am very sure that we can trust the Lord.