He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah
He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentPsalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
- Author
- David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
- Date
- Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.