Psalms 92

Psalm 92

Praise for the Lord’s Goodness.

1It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

2To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night,

3With an instrument of ten strings and with the harp, With a solemn sound on the lyre.

4For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works; At the works of Your hands I joyfully sing.

5How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].

6A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing, Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:

7That though the wicked sprout up like grass And all evildoers flourish, They will be destroyed forever.

8But You, Lord, are on high forever.

9For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do evil will be scattered.

10But my horn [my emblem of strength and power] You have exalted like that of a wild ox; I am anointed with fresh oil [for Your service].

11My eye has looked on my foes; My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

12The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful]; They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].

13Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.

14[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age; They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];

15[They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises]; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.