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Psalm 92

It Is Good to Praise the Lord

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A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath.

A Call to Praise

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your mercy in the morning
and your faithfulness every night,
with a ten-stringed instrument and with a harp,
with a melody on a lyre.

The Blessings of Praise

Yes, you make me glad by your work, O Lord.
I sing loudly at the works of your hands.
How great are your works, O Lord.
Your thoughts are very deep!

The Folly and Fall of the Wicked

The senseless man does not know,
and the fool does not understand this—
when the wicked spring up like weeds,
and all evildoers bloom like flowers,
they will be destroyed forever.

Central Affirmation

But you are exalted forever, O Lord.

The Fall of the Wicked

Without a doubt your enemies, O Lord,
without a doubt your enemies will perish.
All evildoers will be scattered.

The Blessing of the Righteous

10 But you have raised my horn like that of a wild ox.[a]
I am drenched with fresh oil.[b]
11 My eyes have looked in triumph over my adversaries.
When evildoers rise against me, my ears hear their defeat.

12 The righteous will shoot up like a palm tree.
They will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Planted in the house of the Lord,
they will shoot up in the courtyards of our God.
14 They will still produce fruit in old age.
They will stay fresh and green.

Closing Praise

15 Yes, they can proclaim, “The Lord is upright.
He is my Rock, and he does no wrong.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:10 Or you have made me as strong as an ox
  2. Psalm 92:10 Oil here is a perfumed lotion.

Psalm 92[a]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music(A) to your name,(B) O Most High,(C)
proclaiming your love in the morning(D)
    and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(E)
    and the melody of the harp.(F)

For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy(G) at what your hands have done.(H)
How great are your works,(I) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!(J)
Senseless people(K) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(L)

But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

For surely your enemies(M), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.(N)
10 You have exalted my horn[b](O) like that of a wild ox;(P)
    fine oils(Q) have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.(R)

12 The righteous will flourish(S) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(T)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(U)
14 They will still bear fruit(V) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(W)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
  2. Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.