Psalms 92:1
A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
In Context
2It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.
Psalms 52:9Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.
Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to adhere to my God, to put my hope in the Lord God: That I may declare all thy praises, in the gates of the daughter of Sion.
Psalms 92:8When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:
Psalms 107:8Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Psalms 107:21Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 92:1
It is a groundless opinion of some of the Jewish writers (who are usually free of their conjectures) that this psalm was penned and sung by Adam in innocency, on the first sabbath. It is inconsistent with the psalm itself, which speaks of the workers of iniquity, when as yet sin had not entered. It is probable that it was penned by David, and, being calculated for the sabbath day, I. Praise, the business of the sabbath, is here recommended, ver. 1-3 . II. God's works, which gave occasion for the sabbath, are here… Read the whole commentary →