←Psalm 92→BSB

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    Kindness (Solidarity) 3 Steadiness (Quality) 3 Stupid 3 To Acknowledge 2 Mischief 2 Horn (Symbol) 2 Upright 2 Praise Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Faithfulness (Truth) Faithful Faithfulness (Trust) Stupid (Foolish) Perceive Straightness Straight Be Straight

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    How Great Are Your Works!

    A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

    ⓘ Thanksgiving and praise open this psalm. The Lord—the...

    Thanksgiving and praise open this psalm. The Lord—the Most High—is faithful and just in discerning between the godly and the wicked. The godly will enjoy a glorious, vigorous future, while the wicked will perish. The wise see and understand the Lord’s works as they reveal his justice (92:6–7, 11, 15). The wicked, like grass, are quickly destroyed (92:7–10).
    ⓘ The psalmist offers praise and thanksgiving for God’s...

    The psalmist offers praise and thanksgiving for God’s unfailing love and faithfulness.
    1It is good to praise the LORD,and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morningand Your faithfulness at night3with the ten-stringed harpand the melody of the lyre.
    ⓘ The Lord acts and the psalmist responds in...

    The Lord acts and the psalmist responds in praise (92:4). God’s actions spring from his thoughts (92:5).
    ⓘ Fools perish because they do not understand the...

    Fools perish because they do not understand the Lord’s marvelous works and eternal plans.
    4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds;I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
    ⓘ The Lord’s thoughts do not make sense to...

    The Lord’s thoughts do not make sense to the simpleton or the fool, the immoral person who desires no wisdom (Prov 1:22; 10:23).
    5How great are Your works, O LORD,how deep are Your thoughts!6A senseless man does not know,and a fool does not understand,7that though the wicked sprout like grass,and all evildoers flourish,they will be forever destroyed.
    ⓘ The glory of the Lord provides the reason...

    The glory of the Lord provides the reason for the poet’s renewed strength and glory, and for the imminent defeat of the enemy.
    8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
    9For surely Your enemies, O LORD,surely Your enemies will perish;all evildoers will be scattered.10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox;with fine oil I have been anointed.
    ⓘ The psalmist understands the Lord’s mighty acts. He...

    The psalmist understands the Lord’s mighty acts. He shares in the glory of the wise of heart.
    11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies;my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.†
    12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.13Planted in the house of the LORD,they will flourish in the courts of our God.14In old age they will still bear fruit;healthy and green they will remain,15to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock,and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”