Psalms 93 - Introduction

The author of this psalm is unknown, and there is nothing by which we can determine this, or its date, or the occasion on which it was written. It seems, from Psalms 93:5, to have been composed with some reference to the sanctuary, and to the service there: “Holiness becometh thine “house,” O Lord,” and it may have been designed, with the last psalm, to have been used in the place of public worship on the sabbath-day. It would appear, also, from the structure of the psalm, that it was composed in view of some danger which may have threatened the nation from some hostile power Psalms 93:1, and that the design was to impart confidence in God, or to keep up the assurance in the mind of the people that God presided over all, and that his kingdom was safe. With this view, it is adapted to inspire confidence in God in all ages, and in all times of danger. In the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, the title is, “The praise of an ode by David, for the day preceding the sabbath, when the earth was founded.” The origin of this title is unknown, and it has no authority. There is no evidence that it was composed by David, and the presumption from Psalms 93:5 is that it was composed after the temple was built, and consequently after the death of David.