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Psalms 92:1
1It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Psalms 92:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
- New International Version (NIV)It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High,
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
Context of Psalms 92:1
It 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.
Read all of Psalms 92Psalms 92:1 word by word
ט֗וֹב לְהֹד֥וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה וּלְזַמֵּ֖ר לְשִׁמְךָ֣ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 92:1
- Isaiah 58:13“If you turn back your foot from [unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath, From doing your own pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a [spiritual] delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable, And honor it, not going your own way Or engaging in your own pleasure Or speaking your own [idle] words,
- Hebrews 4:9So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.
- Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes all over and within [underneath their wings]; and day and night they never stop saying, “Holy, holy, holy [is the] Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], who was and who is and who is to come [the unchanging, eternal God].”
- Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones; Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].
- Psalms 50:23He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him], I shall show the salvation of God.”
- Psalms 52:9I will thank You forever, because You have done it, [You have rescued me and kept me safe]. I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.
- Psalms 54:6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks and praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.
- Psalms 107:1O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!
- Psalms 135:3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is gracious and lovely.
- Psalms 147:1Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate.
- Ephesians 5:19Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
- Hebrews 13:15Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
- Psalms 92:8But You, Lord, are on high forever.
- Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods; Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High.
- Isaiah 57:15For the high and exalted One He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this, “I dwell on the high and holy place, But also with the contrite and humble in spirit In order to revive the spirit of the humble And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
Commentaries on Psalms 92:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1It is a good thing to give thanks - This Psalm begins very abruptly. Good to confess unto the Lord. He had been acknowledging God's goodness, and praising him for his mercy; and now he breaks out and tells how good he felt this employment to be.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord - literally, “Good is it to give thanks unto Jehovah.” That is, the act is appropriate; the effect is good. (1) The thing itself is appropriate, for there is much, under all circumstances, to be thankful for: life, health, food, raiment, air, water, friends, recollections, hopes - and, above all, the blessings of redemption, and the assurance that we may be happy forever. Many of these things may be found in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Praise is the business of the sabbath. (1-6) The wicked shall perish, but God's people shall be exalted. (7-15) Verses 1-6 It is a privilege that we are admitted to praise the Lord, and hope to be accepted in the morning, and every night; not only on sabbath days, but every day; not only in public, but in private, and in our families. Let us give thanks every morning for the mercies of the night, and every night for the mercies of the day; going out, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In Jewish tradition, each day of the week has an assigned psalm: Sunday (Psalm 24) Monday (Psalm 48) Tuesday (Psalm 82) Wednesday (Psalm 94) Thursday (Psalm 81) Friday (Psalm 93) Saturday, which is the Sabbath (Psalm 92) This is the only psalm that indicates this use in its title.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. sing ... name--celebrate Thy perfections.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 92
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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