Psalms 92

1 A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath-day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O you 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 proclaim your mercy in the morning, and your truth by night,

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

3 on a lute of ten strings, with a song on the harp.

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

4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad with your work: and in the operations of your hands will I exult.

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 have your works been magnified, O Lord! your thoughts are very deep.

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

6 A foolish man will not know, and a senseless man will not understand this.

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

7 When the sinners spring up as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity have watched; [it is] that they may be utterly destroyed for 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 you, O Lord, are most high for ever.

But you, Lord, rule on high forever.

9 For, behold, your 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 [as the horn] of a unicorn; and mine old age with rich mercy.

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

11 And mine eye has seen mine enemies, and mine ear shall hear the wicked 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 righteous shall flourish as a palm tree: he shall be increased as the cedar in 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 our God.

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

14 Then shall they be increased in a fine old age; and they shall be prosperous; that they may declare

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

15 that the Lord my 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!”