Psalms 92:1
“A psalm or song for the sabbath day.” (92:2) It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:
Leeser Tanakh
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
2(92:3) To tell in the morning of thy kindness, and of thy faithfulness in the nights.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
Psalms 52:9(52:11) I will thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for [it is] good, before thy pious ones.
Psalms 73:28But as regardeth me, to draw near to God is good for me: I have put in the Lord Eternal my trust, that I may relate all thy works.
Psalms 92:8(92:9) But thou art exalted to eternity, O Lord!
Psalms 107:8They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
Psalms 107:21They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders 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 →