Psalms 92

1 It is a good thing to give thanks to Jehovah, and to sing praises to thy name, O Most High,

A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. How good it is to thank the Lord, to sing praises to you, Most High,

2 to show forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

to tell of your trustworthy love in the morning, and your faithfulness in the night,

3 with an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery, with a solemn sound upon the harp.

to the music of a ten-stringed harp and the melody of a lyre.

4 For thou, Jehovah, have made me glad through thy work. I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

You've made me so happy, Lord, because of all you've done for me! I sing for joy at what you've done!

5 How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.

Lord, what you do is amazing; your thoughts are very profound!

6 A brutish man knows not, nor does a fool understand this.

Only senseless people and fools don't know and understand this:

7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed forever,

even though the wicked grow up quickly like grass, and even though people who do evil flourish, they will be destroyed forever!

8 but thou, O Jehovah, are on high for evermore.

But you, Lord, rule on high forever.

9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish. All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Your enemies, Lord, your enemies will die; everyone who does evil will be destroyed!

10 But thou have exalted my horn like the wild ox's. I am anointed with fresh oil,

But you have made me as powerful as a wild bull; you have anointed me with the best olive oil.

11 and my eye has seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the evildoers who rise up against me.

My eyes look with pleasure to see my enemies defeated; my ears have heard the downfall of those who tried to attack me.

12 A righteous man shall flourish like the palm tree. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Those who live right flourish like a palm tree; they grow tall like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

13 Men who are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They are planted in the house of the Lord; they thrive in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age. They shall be full of sap and green

Even when they are old they will still produce fruit, staying fresh and green.

15 to show that Jehovah is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

They will declare, “The Lord does what is right! He is my rock! There is no wrong in him!”