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New Testament
Psalm 92
Psalm 92
It Is Good to Praise the Lord
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath.
A Call to Praise
1It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to make music to your name, O Most High,
2to proclaim your mercy in the morning
and your faithfulness every night,
3with a ten-stringed instrument and with a harp,
with a melody on a lyre.
The Blessings of Praise
4Yes, you make me glad by your work, O Lord.
I sing loudly at the works of your hands.
5How great are your works, O Lord.
Your thoughts are very deep!
The Folly and Fall of the Wicked
6The senseless man does not know,
and the fool does not understand this—
7when the wicked spring up like weeds,
and all evildoers bloom like flowers,
they will be destroyed forever.
Central Affirmation
8But you are exalted forever, O Lord.
The Fall of the Wicked
9Without a doubt your enemies, O Lord,
without a doubt your enemies will perish.
All evildoers will be scattered.
The Blessing of the Righteous
11My eyes have looked in triumph over my adversaries.
When evildoers rise against me, my ears hear their defeat.
12The righteous will shoot up like a palm tree.
They will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.
13Planted in the house of the Lord,
they will shoot up in the courtyards of our God.
14They will still produce fruit in old age.
They will stay fresh and green.
Closing Praise
15Yes, they can proclaim, “The Lord is upright.
He is my Rock, and he does no wrong.”