Psalms 92
15 verses
Psalm 92 is a thanksgiving celebrating God's works and righteousness on the Sabbath, affirming fruitfulness of righteous living, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 4. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
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2
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
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3
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
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For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
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O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
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6
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
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When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
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But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.
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For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
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10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
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12
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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13
Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
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14
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
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15
To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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