Old Testament Commentary - Psalms 92

by Don R. Hender

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CHAPTER 92 A Psalm or song for the sabbath day—Give thanks unto the Lord—His enemies shall perish—The righteous shall flourish—There is no unrighteousness in the Lord.
A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.
1 IT is a good thing to give ^athanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 O LORD, how great are thy ^aworks! and thy thoughts are very deep. 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever^a: 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.	7^a they shall be destoryed for ever The final outcome is already determined. Despite that Satan and his 'angels' do still remain in this fallen realm, they will be once and for all subdued and placed in the sides of the pit, never to reappear again, thus being ended therein and 'destroyed' as to association with God for ever more.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of ^aan unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall ^aflourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in ^aold age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 15 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my ^arock, and there is no ^bunrighteousness in him.