Psalms 92:1

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

1 [a]It is good to praise the LORDand make music to your name, O Most High,

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Psalms 92:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
ESV
1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
NLT
1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High.
MSG
1 What a beautiful thing, God, to give thanks, to sing an anthem to you, the High God!
CSB
1 It is good to praise the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High,

Psalms 92:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 92:1

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord
For all mercies, temporal and spiritual; for Christ, and salvation by him; for the Gospel, and for Gospel opportunities and ordinances; for, such days and seasons this psalm was composed for. It is "good" so to do, for it is the will of God that we should in and for every thing give thanks; it is due unto him, and is our reasonable service; it is well pleasing unto God through Christ; it is pleasant work for the saints themselves, and is profitable unto them; to be thankful for what they have is the way to have more. Kimchi connects this with the title; the sabbath day is good to give thanks unto the Lord; it is a very fit opportunity for such service; when a man is at leisure from worldly business, and his heart is engaged in spiritual exercises, and especially when it is warmed with the love of God:

and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High;
a name and epithet of God, suitable to his majesty and glory, to his supereminence over all his creatures, and the place where he dwells, and to whom the highest praises are due; these two phrases, giving thanks, and singing praise, are much the same; only with this difference, the former may be done in prayer, and without the modulation of the voice, as well as with it; the latter only with it; hence these two are mentioned as distinct things in ( Ephesians 5:19 Ephesians 5:20 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Zohar in Gen. fol. 43. 2. Vajikra Rabba, s. 10. fol. 153. 4. See the Targum in Cant. i. 1.

Psalms 92:1 In-Context

1 It is good to praise the LORDand make music to your name, O Most High,
2 proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, LORD; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
5 How great are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts!

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Psalms 27:6
  • 2. S Psalms 9:2; Psalms 147:1
  • 3. Psalms 135:3

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
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