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Psalm 92-94
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 92-94
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 92
Thanksgiving for Vindication
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day.
1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High,(A)
2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning
and your faithfulness by night,(B)
3 to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.(C)
4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
5 How great are your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep!(D)
6 The dullard cannot know;
the stupid cannot understand this:
7 though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever,(E)
8 but you, O Lord, are on high forever.(F)
9 For your enemies, O Lord,
for your enemies shall perish;
all evildoers shall be scattered.(G)
10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
you have anointed me with fresh oil.
11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.(H)
12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.(I)
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 In old age they still produce fruit;
they are always green and full of sap,(J)
15 showing that the Lord is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.(K)
Psalm 93
The Majesty of God’s Rule
1 The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed; he is girded with strength.
He has established the world; it shall never be moved;(L)
2 your throne is established from of old;
you are from everlasting.(M)
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring.
4 More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
more majestic than the waves[a] of the sea,
majestic on high is the Lord!(N)
5 Your decrees are very sure;
holiness befits your house,
O Lord, forevermore.(O)
Psalm 94
God the Avenger of the Righteous
1 O Lord, you God of vengeance,
you God of vengeance, shine forth!(P)
2 Rise up, O judge of the earth;
give to the proud what they deserve!(Q)
3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?(R)
4 They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.(S)
5 They crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill the widow and the stranger;
they murder the orphan,
7 and they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”(T)
8 Understand, O dullest of the people;
fools, when will you be wise?(U)
9 He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?(V)
10 He who disciplines the nations,
he who teaches knowledge to humankind,
does he not chastise?(W)
11 The Lord knows our thoughts,[b]
that they are but an empty breath.(X)
12 Happy are those whom you discipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,(Y)
13 giving them respite from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;(Z)
15 for justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?(AA)
17 If the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.(AB)
18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.(AC)
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.(AD)
20 Can wicked rulers be allied with you,
those who contrive mischief by statute?(AE)
21 They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.(AF)
22 But the Lord has become my stronghold
and my God the rock of my refuge.(AG)
23 He will repay them for their iniquity
and wipe them out for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will wipe them out.(AH)
Psalm 92-94
New International Version
Psalm 92-94
New International Version
Psalm 92[a]
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music(A) to your name,(B) O Most High,(C)
2 proclaiming your love in the morning(D)
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(E)
and the melody of the harp.(F)
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
I sing for joy(G) at what your hands have done.(H)
5 How great are your works,(I) Lord,
how profound your thoughts!(J)
6 Senseless people(K) do not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.(L)
8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.
9 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)”
Psalm 93
1 The Lord reigns,(X) he is robed in majesty;(Y)
the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(Z)
indeed, the world is established,(AA) firm and secure.(AB)
2 Your throne was established(AC) long ago;
you are from all eternity.(AD)
3 The seas(AE) have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;(AF)
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(AG)
4 Mightier than the thunder(AH) of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers(AI) of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty.(AJ)
Psalm 94
1 The Lord is a God who avenges.(AM)
O God who avenges, shine forth.(AN)
2 Rise up,(AO) Judge(AP) of the earth;
pay back(AQ) to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?(AR)
4 They pour out arrogant(AS) words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.(AT)
5 They crush your people,(AU) Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.(AV)
6 They slay the widow(AW) and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.(AX)
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;(AY)
the God of Jacob(AZ) takes no notice.”
8 Take notice, you senseless ones(BA) among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?(BB)
10 Does he who disciplines(BC) nations not punish?
Does he who teaches(BD) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(BE)
he knows that they are futile.(BF)
12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(BG) Lord,
the one you teach(BH) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(BI)
till a pit(BJ) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(BK)
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(BL)
and all the upright in heart(BM) will follow it.
16 Who will rise up(BN) for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(BO)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(BP)
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(BQ)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(BR)”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(BS) was great within me,
your consolation(BT) brought me joy.
20 Can a corrupt throne(BU) be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(BV)
21 The wicked band together(BW) against the righteous
and condemn the innocent(BX) to death.(BY)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock(BZ) in whom I take refuge.(CA)
23 He will repay(CB) them for their sins
and destroy(CC) them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
- Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Psalm 92-94
King James Version
Psalm 92-94
King James Version
92 It is a good thing to give thanks 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 works! 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:
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.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an 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 flourish 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 old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
15 To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
93 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
94 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
5 They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
Psalm 92-94
New King James Version
Psalm 92-94
New King James Version
Praise to the Lord for His Love and Faithfulness
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day.
92 It is (A)good to give thanks to the Lord,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To (B)declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
3 (C)On an instrument of ten strings,
On the lute,
And on the harp,
With harmonious sound.
4 For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
5 (D)O Lord, how great are Your works!
(E)Your thoughts are very deep.
6 (F)A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
7 When (G)the wicked [a]spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
8 (H)But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.
9 For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall (I)be scattered.
10 But (J)my [b]horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been (K)anointed with fresh oil.
11 (L)My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ears hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.
12 (M)The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be [c]fresh and [d]flourishing,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright;
(N)He is my rock, and (O)there is no unrighteousness in Him.
The Eternal Reign of the Lord
93 The (P)Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The Lord is clothed,
(Q)He has girded Himself with strength.
Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be [e]moved.
2 (R)Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.
3 The floods have [f]lifted up, O Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their waves.
4 (S)The Lord on high is mightier
Than the noise of many waters,
Than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 Your testimonies are very sure;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O Lord, [g]forever.
God the Refuge of the Righteous
94 O Lord God, (T)to whom vengeance belongs—
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
2 Rise up, O (U)Judge of the earth;
[h]Render punishment to the proud.
3 Lord, (V)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
4 They (W)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
5 They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,
And afflict Your heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
7 (X)Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob [i]understand.”
8 Understand, you senseless among the people;
And you fools, when will you be wise?
9 (Y)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
10 He who [j]instructs the [k]nations, shall He not correct,
He who teaches man knowledge?
11 The Lord (Z)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man whom You (AA)instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,
13 That You may give him [l]rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not [m]cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
15 But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
18 If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall (AB)the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?
21 They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn (AC)innocent blood.
22 But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
23 He has brought on them their own iniquity,
And shall [n]cut them off in their own wickedness;
The Lord our God shall cut them off.
Footnotes
- Psalm 92:7 sprout
- Psalm 92:10 Strength
- Psalm 92:14 Full of oil or sap, lit. fat
- Psalm 92:14 green
- Psalm 93:1 shaken
- Psalm 93:3 raised up
- Psalm 93:5 Lit. for length of days
- Psalm 94:2 Repay with
- Psalm 94:7 pay attention
- Psalm 94:10 disciplines
- Psalm 94:10 Gentiles
- Psalm 94:13 relief
- Psalm 94:14 abandon
- Psalm 94:23 destroy them
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