Psalms 92

1 A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day. It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing 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 shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

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

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.

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

4 For thou hast given me, O Lord, a delight in thy doings: and in the works of thy hands I shall rejoice.

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 thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.

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

6 The senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things.

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

7 When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:

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 Lord, art most high for evermore.

But you, Lord, rule on high forever.

9 For behold thy enemies, O Lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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

10 But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy.

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

11 My eye also hath looked down upon my enemies: and my ear shall hear of the downfall of the malignant that 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 The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.

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

13 They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.

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

14 They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,

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

15 That they may shew, That the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.

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