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.

92 En salme, en sang til sabbatsdagen.

Det er godt å prise Herren og å lovsynge ditt navn, du Høieste,

å kunngjøre din miskunnhet om morgenen og din trofasthet om nettene

til tistrenget citar og til harpe, til tankefullt spill på citar.

For du har gledet mig, Herre, med ditt verk, jeg jubler over dine henders gjerninger.

Hvor store dine gjerninger er, Herre! Såre dype er dine tanker.

En ufornuftig mann kjenner det ikke, og en dåre forstår ikke dette.

Når de ugudelige spirer som gresset, og alle de som gjør urett, blomstrer, så er det til deres ødeleggelse for evig tid.

Men du er høi til evig tid, Herre!

10 For se, dine fiender, Herre, for se, dine fiender forgår; alle de som gjør urett, blir adspredt.

11 Og du ophøier mitt horn som villoksens; jeg er overgytt med frisk olje.

12 Og mitt øie ser med fryd på mine motstandere; mine ører hører med glede om de onde som står op imot mig.

13 Den rettferdige spirer som palmen; som en seder på Libanon vokser han.

14 De er plantet i Herrens hus, de blomstrer i vår Guds forgårder.

15 Enn i gråhåret alder skyter de friske skudd; de er frodige og grønne

16 for å kunngjøre at Herren er rettvis, han, min klippe, og at det ikke er urett i ham.

Praise for the Lords Goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

92 It is (A)good to give thanks to the Lord
And to (B)sing praises to Your name, Most High;
To (C)declare Your goodness in the morning
And Your (D)faithfulness by [a]night,
[b]With the (E)ten-stringed lute and [c]with the (F)harp,
[d]With resounding music on the (G)lyre.
For You, Lord, have made me joyful by [e]what You (H)have done,
I will (I)sing for joy over the (J)works of Your hands.

How (K)great are Your works, Lord!
Your [f](L)thoughts are very (M)deep.
A (N)stupid person has no knowledge,
Nor does a (O)foolish person understand this:
When the wicked (P)sprouted up like grass
And all (Q)who did injustice flourished,
It was only that they might be (R)destroyed forevermore.
But You, Lord, are (S)on high forever.
For, behold, Your enemies, Lord,
For, behold, (T)Your enemies will perish;
All who do injustice will be (U)scattered.

10 But You have exalted my (V)horn like that of the wild ox;
I have [g]been (W)anointed with fresh oil.
11 And my eye has (X)looked at my enemies,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.
12 The (Y)righteous person will [h]flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a (Z)cedar in Lebanon.
13 (AA)Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish (AB)in the courtyards of our God.
14 They will still [i](AC)yield fruit in advanced age;
They will be [j]full of sap and very green,
15 To [k]declare that (AD)the Lord is just;
He is my (AE)rock, and there is (AF)no malice in Him.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:2 Lit nights
  2. Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
  3. Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
  4. Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
  5. Psalm 92:4 Lit Your working
  6. Psalm 92:5 Or purposes
  7. Psalm 92:10 Or become moist
  8. Psalm 92:12 Lit sprout
  9. Psalm 92:14 Or thrive in
  10. Psalm 92:14 Lit fat and
  11. Psalm 92:15 Or show forth