92 1 This Psalm was made to be sung on the Sabbath, to stir up the people to acknowledge God, and to praise him in his works: the Prophet rejoiceth therein. 6 But the wicked is not able to consider, that the ungodly, when he is most flourishing, shall most speedily perish. 12 In the end is described the felicity of the just, planted in the house of God to praise the Lord.

A Psalm or song for the [a]Sabbath day.

It is a good thing to praise the Lord, and to sing unto thy Name, O most High,

To declare thy loving kindness in the [b]morning, and thy truth in the night,

Upon an [c]instrument of ten strings, and upon the viol, with the song upon the harp.

For thou Lord, hast made me glad by thy [d]works, and I will rejoice in the works of thine hands.

O Lord, how glorious are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

An [e]unwise man knoweth it not, and a fool doth not understand this,

(When the wicked grow as the grass, and all the workers of wickedness do flourish) that they shall be destroyed forever.

But thou, O Lord, art [f]most High forevermore.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:1 Which teacheth that the use of the Sabbath standeth in praising God, and not only in ceasing from work.
  2. Psalm 92:2 For God’s mercy and fidelity in his promises toward his, bind them to praise him continually both day and night.
  3. Psalm 92:3 These instruments were then permitted, but at Christ’s coming abolished.
  4. Psalm 92:4 He showeth what is the use of the Sabbath day: to wit, to meditate God’s works.
  5. Psalm 92:6 That is, the wicked consider not God’s works, nor his judgments against them, and therefore most justly perish.
  6. Psalm 92:8 Thy judgments are most constant against the wicked and pass our reach.

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