How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

92 (A)It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
    to sing praises to your name, (B)O Most High;
to declare your (C)steadfast love in (D)the morning,
    and your (E)faithfulness by (F)night,
to the music of (G)the lute and (H)the harp,
    to the melody of (I)the lyre.
For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your (J)work;
    at (K)the works of your hands I sing for joy.

How (L)great are your works, O Lord!
    Your (M)thoughts are very (N)deep!
The stupid man cannot know;
    the fool cannot understand this:
that though (O)the wicked sprout like grass
    and all (P)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
    but you, O Lord, are (Q)on high forever.
For behold, your enemies, O Lord,
    for behold, your enemies shall perish;
    all evildoers shall be (R)scattered.

10 But you have exalted my (S)horn like that of (T)the wild ox;
    you have (U)poured over me[a] fresh oil.
11 My (V)eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
    my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12 (W)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
    and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
    they flourish in (X)the courts of our God.
14 They still bear fruit in old age;
    they are ever full of sap and green,
15 (Y)to declare that the Lord is upright;
    he is my (Z)rock, and there is (AA)no unrighteousness in him.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:10 Compare Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

92 Een psalm voor de sabbat.

Het is goed de Here te prijzen.
God, Allerhoogste,
het is goed lofliederen te zingen
tot eer van uw naam.
Het is goed ʼs morgens vroeg al te spreken
over uw goedheid en liefde
en ʼs nachts over uw trouw.
Het is goed om U te loven
met de snaarinstrumenten:
de harp en de citer
of het tiensnarige instrument.
Er is grote blijdschap in mijn hart, Here,
als ik denk aan alles wat U doet.
Ik juich over alles wat U hebt gemaakt.
Here, alles wat U doet is ontzagwekkend,
uw gedachten zijn heel diep en wijs.
Een mens zonder verstand begrijpt het niet
en ook dwazen kunnen er niet bij.
Het lijkt wel
of bij de ongelovigen alles voor de wind gaat,
of zondaars alleen maar gezondheid en voorspoed kennen.
Maar toch zult U ze vernietigen.
Alleen U, Here, neemt de hoogste positie in.
Voor eeuwig.
10 Kijk, Here, uw vijanden
zullen vernietigd worden.
Alle zondaars
zullen worden verspreid over de aarde.
11 U hebt mij sterk gemaakt
en mij U toegeëigend.
12 Als mensen het op mij voorzien hebben,
ken ik geen angst.
Inderdaad hoor ik verhalen over zondaars
die uit zijn op mijn ondergang.
13 Gods volgelingen
zullen groeien en bloeien als palmbomen,
hoog opgroeien als de cipressen
in de bossen van de Libanon.
14 Als zij eenmaal zijn geplant in het huis van de Here,
groeien zij dichtbij Hem op.
15 Ook als zij al heel oud zijn,
zal hun leven nog vruchtbaar zijn,
zij lijken op gezonde, jonge mensen.
16 Zij vertellen over de Here,
hoe rechtvaardig en oprecht Hij is.
Hij is de rots waarop ik leun.
Hij kent geen onrecht.

Psalmul 92

Un psalm.

O cântare pentru ziua Sabatului

Frumos(A) este să lăudăm pe Domnul
şi să mărim Numele Tău, Preaînalte,
să vestim(B) dimineaţa bunătatea Ta
şi noaptea credincioşia Ta,
cu(C) instrumentul cu zece coarde şi cu alăuta,
în sunetele harpei.
Căci Tu mă înveseleşti cu lucrările Tale, Doamne,
şi eu cânt de veselie când văd lucrarea mâinilor Tale.
Cât(D) de mari sunt lucrările Tale, Doamne,
şi cât de adânci(E) sunt gândurile Tale!
Omul(F) prost nu cunoaşte lucrul acesta
şi cel nebun nu ia seama la el.
Dacă cei(G) răi înverzesc ca iarba
şi dacă toţi cei ce fac răul înfloresc,
este numai ca să fie nimiciţi pe vecie.
Dar(H) Tu, Doamne, eşti înălţat în veci de veci!
Căci iată, Doamne, vrăjmaşii Tăi,
iată vrăjmaşii Tăi pier:
toţi cei ce fac răul sunt risipiţi(I).
10 Dar mie, Tu-mi dai puterea(J) bivolului
şi m-ai stropit cu(K) untdelemn proaspăt.
11 Ochiul(L) meu îşi vede împlinită dorinţa faţă de vrăjmaşii mei
şi urechea mea aude împlinirea dorinţei mele faţă de potrivnicii mei cei răi.
12 Cel fără prihană înverzeşte ca(M) finicul
şi creşte ca cedrul din Liban.
13 Cei sădiţi în Casa Domnului
înverzesc în(N) curţile Dumnezeului nostru.
14 Ei aduc roade şi la bătrâneţe;
sunt plini de suc şi verzi,
15 ca să arate că Domnul este drept,
El, Stânca(O) mea, în care nu(P) este nelegiuire.

Psalm 92[a]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music(A) to your name,(B) O Most High,(C)
proclaiming your love in the morning(D)
    and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(E)
    and the melody of the harp.(F)

For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy(G) at what your hands have done.(H)
How great are your works,(I) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!(J)
Senseless people(K) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(L)

But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

For surely your enemies(M), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.(N)
10 You have exalted my horn[b](O) like that of a wild ox;(P)
    fine oils(Q) have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.(R)

12 The righteous will flourish(S) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(T)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(U)
14 They will still bear fruit(V) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(W)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
  2. Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.