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Psalms 92:1
1It is good to thank the Lord! We sing to praise your name, Most High God.
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 good to thank the Lord! We sing to praise your name, Most High God. 2We sing in the morning to thank you for your faithful love. We sing at night to say that you are always faithful. 3We make beautiful music with lutes, harps and lyres.
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 58:13So remember to obey the rules for the Sabbath day. That is my holy day, so do not just try to please yourselves. Enjoy the Sabbath day, and respect it as the Lord's holy day. Do not do your usual work on that day. Do not do things or speak about things, only to make yourself happy.
- Hebrews 4:9So we see this: God still has a place ready for his people, where they can rest. They will rest as God rested on the seventh day.
- Revelation 4:8Each of these four beings had six wings. They had eyes all over them, even under their wings. All day and all night they never stop saying: ‘The Lord God has all power and authority. He has no bad thing in him. He is completely good. He has always been alive. He is alive now. He will continue to be alive for ever.’
- Psalms 33:1You righteous people, sing to praise the Lord, and be happy! It is right for good, honest people to do that.
- Psalms 50:23If anyone wants to praise me, they should say “thank you” to me as their offering. If anyone obeys my commands, I will show them my power to save people.’
- Psalms 52:9I will always praise you, God, for what you have done. I will trust you to help me, together with all those who serve you.
- Psalms 54:6I choose to offer a sacrifice to thank you. Lord, you are always good, so I want to praise your name.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good for me to stay near to God. I have gone to the Almighty Lord as the place where I can be safe. I will tell people about the great things that you have done.
- Psalms 107:1Thank the Lord because he is good. His faithful love for his people continues for ever.
- Psalms 135:3The Lord is good, so praise him! His name is good and great, so praise him with songs!
- Psalms 147:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! It is good to sing to praise our God! Yes, it is right to praise him and it makes us happy.
- Ephesians 5:19He will help you to speak to each other with all kinds of spiritual songs. Sing psalms from the Bible, and Christian songs. Praise the Lord with songs from inside yourselves.
- Hebrews 13:15So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time.
- Psalms 92:8You, Lord, will rule as King for ever!
- Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High God.
- Isaiah 57:15The Mighty God is far higher than all others. He rules from above and he lives for ever. His name is holy. He says, ‘I live in a high and holy place. But I am also with anyone who is humble and who is sorry when he does wrong things. I will comfort people who are like that, and I will give them hope.
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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