Above the Thunder of the Mighty Waters P
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Ancient Near Eastern cultures portrayed their gods locked in epic battles with primordial waters, yet Psalm 93 marks a striking theological departure from this mythological tradition. While sharing key terminology with Exodus 15's Song of the Red Sea—including "king," "grandeur," "strength," "majestic," and "waters"—the psalm reimagines divine-nature relationships through comparison rather than conflict. Close textual analysis and comparative methodology reveal how this carefully structured poem employs water imagery not to demonstrate divine control over chaos, but to establish God's superiority through comparative majesty. Unlike Babylonian, Canaanite, and other biblical texts that frame creation as divine victory over waters, Psalm 93 advances beyond both pagan creation myths and biblical creation narratives to suggest that divine relationship transcends demonstrations of power. This theological innovation offers contemporary relevance for understanding divine presence amid natural disasters, proposing that meaning emerges not through divine control over nature but through the enduring relationship between humanity and the divine, emphasized through God's eternal decrees and unchanging nature.

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Published 2005
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Benjamin Segal