ה' מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ לָבֵשׁ ה' עֹז הִתְאַזָּר אַף תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל תִּמּוֹט

The Lord reigns, that is, when His reign is revealed to this world, He is clothed in grandeur. The Lord is clothed in glory and has girded Himself with strength. He is perceived as a king, cloaked in honor, girded in power. The world is then firmly established, not to be shaken. The world will be secure; wickedness, which is inherently unstable (see 92:8–10), will cease to exist.

נָכוֹן כִּסְאֲךָ מֵאָז מֵעוֹלָם אָתָּה

Your throne stands firm of old. God’s throne was already established in ancient times. You are from eternity.

נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת ה' נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת קוֹלָם יִשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת דָּכְיָם

When God’s reign is revealed, the world sings in His honor: The rivers raise, Lord; the rivers raise their voices. The rivers boost their towering waves, singing and dancing, as it were, in honor of God.

מִקֹּלוֹת מַיִם רַבִּים אַדִּירִים מִשְׁבְּרֵי יָם אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם ה'

It is from the sound of many waters that God’s praises are heard, from the mighty breakers of the sea, singing their song. The Lord is mighty on high. God Himself is the mightiest of all.

עֵדֹתֶיךָ נֶאֶמְנוּ מְאֹד לְבֵיתְךָ נַאֲוָה קֹדֶשׁ ה' לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים

This is the song they will “sing”: Your precepts, or alternatively, “Your promises,” are completely true; they have now been revealed and fulfilled. Holiness adorns Your House; the Lord is for all length of days and will abide in that House forever.