Psalms 92

Psalm 92

¹It is good to give thanks to the Lord ,

to make music to praise your name, O Most High.

²It is good to announce your mercy in the morning

and your faithfulness in the evening

³on a ten-stringed instrument and a harp

and with a melody on a lyre.

⁴You made me find joy in what you have done, O Lord .

I will sing joyfully about the works of your hands.

⁵How spectacular are your works, O Lord !

How very deep are your thoughts!

⁶A stupid person cannot know

and a fool cannot understand

⁷that wicked people sprout like grass

and all troublemakers blossom ⌞like flowers⌟ ,

only to be destroyed forever.

⁸But you, O Lord , are highly honored forever.

⁹Now look at your enemies, O Lord .

Now look at your enemies.

They disappear, and all troublemakers are scattered.

¹⁰But you make me as strong as a wild bull,

and soothing lotion is poured on me.

¹¹My eyes gloat over those who spy on me.

My ears hear ⌞the cries⌟ of evildoers attacking me.

¹²Righteous people flourish like palm trees

and grow tall like the cedars in Lebanon.

¹³They are planted in the Lord ’s house.

They blossom in our God’s courtyards.

¹⁴Even when they are old, they still bear fruit.

They are always healthy and fresh.

¹⁵They make it known that the Lord is decent.

He is my rock.

He is never unfair.