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A song of praise for the Sabbath.

92 It is good to praise the Lord.
    God Most High, it is good to praise your name.
It is good to sing about your love in the morning
    and about your faithfulness at night.
It is good to play for you on the ten-stringed instrument and lyre
    and to add the soft sounds of the harp to my praise.
Lord, you make us very happy because of what you did.
    I gladly sing about it.
Lord, you did such great things.
    Your thoughts are too hard for us to understand.
Stupid people don’t know this.
    Fools don’t understand.
The wicked may sprout like grass,
    and those who do evil may blossom like flowers,
    but they will be destroyed, never to be seen again.
But, Lord, you will be honored forever.

Lord, all your enemies will be destroyed,
    and all who do evil will be scattered.
10 But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
    You have given me your blessing.[a]
11 My eyes will see the defeat of those waiting to attack me.
    My ears will hear the cries of my evil enemies.

12 Good people are like budding palm trees.
    They grow strong like the cedar trees of Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house[b] of the Lord.
    They grow strong there in the courtyards of our God.
14 Even when they are old,
    they will continue producing fruit like young, healthy trees.
15 They are there to show everyone that the Lord is good.[c]
    He is my Rock, and he does no wrong.[d]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:10 You … blessing Or “You poured your refreshing oil over me.”
  2. Psalm 92:13 house Or “Temple.” See “Temple” in the Word List.
  3. Psalm 92:15 good This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word means “straight” (like the trees) and “good” or “honest.”
  4. Psalm 92:15 he … wrong Or “there is no crookedness in him.”

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.