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A Song of Praise
Psalm 92:1-15
Good News Translation (GNT)
"Hebrew Title:
A psalm; a song for the Sabbath.
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1 How good it is to give thanks to you,
O Lord, to sing in your honour,
O Most High God,
2 to proclaim your constant love every morning
and your faithfulness every night,
3 with the music of stringed instruments and
with melody on the harp.
4 Your mighty deeds, O Lord, make me glad;
because of what you have done, I sing for joy.
5 How great are your actions Lord!
How deep are your thoughts!
6 This is something a fool cannot know;
someone who is stupid cannot understand:
7 the wicked may grow like weeds, those who
do wrong may prosper; yet they will be totally
destroyed,
8 because you, Lord, are supreme forever.
9 We know that your enemies will die, and all
the wicked will be defeated.
10 You have made me as strong as a wild ox;
you have blessed me with happiness.
11 I have seen the defeat of my enemies and
heard the cries of the wicked.
12 The righteous will flourish like palm trees;
they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 They are like trees planted in the house of the
Lord, that flourish in the Temple of our God,
14 that still bear fruit in old age and are always
green and strong.
15 This shows that the Lord is just, that there is
no wrong in my protector.
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Taken from 'word-on-the-web' supplied by the
Scripture Union
A Song of Praise
Psalm 92:1-15
Jewish people recite this psalm daily
in their morning prayers,
and three times on the Sabbath.
Its underlying celebratory tone proclaims
God's praises, extolling his wisdom,
mighty acts and blessings
to those who trust in him.
We do not know how it was sung in the Temple,
but the call to give it musical expression
has been met in compositions by
Franz Schubert and many others.
Expressing joy (v 4) in Scripture
is not just the outpouring of emotion,
or the physical use of voice or body.
The deep thanksgiving and happiness that
characterises joy is more than that.
Joy in the Bible is the underlying response
to God's love and saving power.
The weekly Sabbath is the appointed time
in Jewish life to celebrate God's own joy
as he finished the work of creation
and saw it was 'very good' (Genesis 1:31).
God's joy in his freedom and power to make
all things 'very good' is then shared
with us, his creatures.
He has done great things,
and therefore we are glad (v 4).
In a world that has often lost sight of God
and is encumbered with the sufferings
of humanity, joy is a greatly needed quality.
Our joy grows as our lives are directed
and transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit.
Joy is a gift of God and a fruit of the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22) rather than a result
of human activity, but we are commanded to
'rejoice always', seeing this as God's
will for our lives.
Joy is an indication that we are maturing
in faith and grounded in truth,
thanksgiving and hope.
Joy completes our expression of praise.
Do we always feel like being joyful?
Sadly not, especially when trials and
problems face us, but here the
psalmist expresses his confidence in God
and praises him joyfully.
So should we.
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