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Jehovah reigns; he dwells in light st Metre. As 100th Psalm The eternal and sovereign God

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 93, printed in 1719 in The Psalms of David Imitated, where he set the psalms "in the language of the New Testament".

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1719 The Psalms of David Imitated · no. 1

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 93 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 4 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 93, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved. 2Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity. 3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. 4Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic. … 1 more verses PSALM 93 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 93

Jehovah reigns; he dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might: The world created by his hands Still on its first foundation stands. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Watts's psalms run from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, several settings to many psalms: 367 hymns. This is number 1. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 1 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Jehovah reigns; he dwells in light

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