Psalm 92-93

Easy-to-Read Version

A song of praise for the Sabbath.

92 It is good to praise the Lord.
    God Most High, it is good to praise your name.
²It is good to sing about your love in the morning
    and about your faithfulness at night.
³It is good to play for you on the ten-stringed instrument and lyre
    and to add the soft sounds of the harp to my praise.
⁴Lord, you make us very happy because of what you did.
    I gladly sing about it.
⁵Lord, you did such great things.
    Your thoughts are too hard for us to understand.
⁶Stupid people don’t know this.
    Fools don’t understand.
⁷The wicked may sprout like grass,
    and those who do evil may blossom like flowers,
    but they will be destroyed, never to be seen again.
⁸But, Lord, you will be honored forever.

⁹Lord, all your enemies will be destroyed,
    and all who do evil will be scattered.
¹⁰But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
    You have given me your blessing.^[a]
¹¹My eyes will see the defeat of those waiting to attack me.
    My ears will hear the cries of my evil enemies.

¹²Good people are like budding palm trees.
    They grow strong like the cedar trees of Lebanon.
¹³They are planted in the house^[b] of the Lord.
    They grow strong there in the courtyards of our God.
¹⁴Even when they are old,
    they will continue producing fruit like young, healthy trees.
¹⁵They are there to show everyone that the Lord is good.^[c]
    He is my Rock, and he does no wrong.^[d]

93 The Lord is King.
    The Lord wears majesty and strength like clothes.
He is ready, so the whole world is safe.
    It will not be shaken.
²Your kingdom has continued forever.
    You have lived forever!
³Lord, the ocean roars.
    The mighty ocean sounds like thunder
    as the waves crash on the shore.
⁴The crashing waves of the sea are loud and powerful,
    but the Lord above is even more powerful.
⁵Lord, your laws will continue forever.^[e]
    Your holy Temple will stand for a long time.

Footnotes

Psalm 92:10 You … blessing Or “You poured your refreshing oil over me.”
Psalm 92:13 house Or “Temple.” See “Temple” in the Word List.
Psalm 92:15 good This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word means “straight” (like the trees) and “good” or “honest.”
Psalm 92:15 he … wrong Or “there is no crookedness in him.”
Psalm 93:5 your laws … forever Or “your agreement can really be trusted.”