Psalm 92

Thanksgiving for Vindication

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day.
¹It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
   to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
²to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
   and your faithfulness by night,
³to the music of the lute and the harp,
   to the melody of the lyre.
⁴For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;
   at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

⁵How great are your works, O Lord!
   Your thoughts are very deep!
⁶The dullard cannot know,
   the stupid cannot understand this:
⁷though the wicked sprout like grass
   and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction for ever,
⁸   but you, O Lord, are on high for ever.
⁹For your enemies, O Lord,
   for your enemies shall perish;
   all evildoers shall be scattered.

¹⁰But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
   you have poured over me^* fresh oil.
¹¹My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
   my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

¹²The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
   and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
¹³They are planted in the house of the Lord;
   they flourish in the courts of our God.
¹⁴In old age they still produce fruit;
   they are always green and full of sap,
¹⁵showing that the Lord is upright;
   he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.