Psalms 92

1 A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is a good thing to give praise to the Lord, and to make melody to your 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 make clear your mercy in the morning, and your unchanging faith every night;

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

3 On a ten-corded instrument, and on an instrument of music with a quiet sound.

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

4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad through your work; I will have joy in the works of your 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 O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.

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

6 A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.

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

7 When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.

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

8 But you, O Lord, are on high for ever.

But you, Lord, rule on high forever.

9 For see! your haters, O Lord, will be put to death; all the workers of evil will be put to flight;

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

10 But my horn is lifted up like the horn of the ox: the best oil is flowing on my head.

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

11 My eyes have seen trouble come on my haters; my ears have news of the fate of the evil-doers who have come 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 The good man will be like a tall tree in his strength; his growth will be as the wide-stretching trees of Lebanon.

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

13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will come up tall and strong in his gardens.

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

14 They will give fruit even when they are old; they will be fertile and full of growth;

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

15 For a sign that the Lord is upright; he is my Rock, there is no deceit in him.

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