Psalms 92
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Psalm 92
A psalm; a song; for the day of rest—a holy day.
1It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to make music to praise your name, O Most High.
2It is good to announce your mercy in the morning
and your faithfulness in the evening
3on a ten-stringed instrument and a harp
and with a melody on a lyre.
4You made me find joy in what you have done, O Lord.
I will sing joyfully about the works of your hands.
5How spectacular are your works, O Lord!
How very deep are your thoughts!
6A stupid person cannot know
and a fool cannot understand
7that wicked people sprout like grass
and all troublemakers blossom ⌞like flowers⌟,
only to be destroyed forever.
8But you, O Lord, are highly honored forever.
9Now look at your enemies, O Lord.
Now look at your enemies.
They disappear, and all troublemakers are scattered.
10But you make me as strong as a wild bull,
and soothing lotion is poured on me.
11My eyes gloat over those who spy on me.
My ears hear ⌞the cries⌟ of evildoers attacking me.
12Righteous people flourish like palm trees
and grow tall like the cedars in Lebanon.
13They are planted in the Lord’s house.
They blossom in our God’s courtyards.
14Even when they are old, they still bear fruit.
They are always healthy and fresh.
15They make it known that the Lord is decent.
He is my rock.
He is never unfair.
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Psalms 92
92
A Hymn of Thanksgiving for God’s Fidelity
1A psalm. A sabbath song.
I
2It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praise to your name, Most High,#Ps 33:1; 147:1.
3To proclaim your love at daybreak,
your faithfulness in the night,
4With the ten-stringed harp,
with melody upon the lyre.#Ps 33:2; 144:9.
5For you make me jubilant, Lord, by your deeds;
at the works of your hands I shout for joy.
II
6How great are your works, Lord!#Ps 131:1; 139:6, 17; Wis 13:1; 17:1.
How profound your designs!
7A senseless person cannot know this;
a fool cannot comprehend.
8Though the wicked flourish like grass#Ps 37:35.
and all sinners thrive,
They are destined for eternal destruction;
9but you, Lord, are forever on high.
10Indeed your enemies, Lord,
indeed your enemies shall perish;
all sinners shall be scattered.#Ps 68:1–2; 125:5.
III
11You have given me the strength of a wild ox;#Ps 75:11; Dt 33:17.
you have poured rich oil upon me.#Ps 23:5.
12My eyes look with glee on my wicked enemies;
my ears shall hear what happens to my wicked foes.#Ps 91:8.
13The just shall flourish like the palm tree,
shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.#Ps 1:3; 52:10; Jer 17:8.
14#Planted: the just are likened to trees growing in the sacred precincts of the Temple, which is often seen as the source of life and fertility because of God’s presence, cf. Ps 36:9, 10; Ez 47:1–12.Planted in the house of the Lord,
they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
15They shall bear fruit even in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
16To proclaim: “The Lord is just;
my rock, in whom there is no wrong.”#Dt 32:4.
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