Psalms 92

1 A Psalm [or] Song for the sabbath day. [It is a] good [thing] to give thanks to the LORD, 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 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

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

4 For thou, LORD, hast 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 O LORD, how great are thy works! [and] thy thoughts are very deep.

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

6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth 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 do flourish; [it is] that they shall be 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 thou, LORD, [art most] high for evermore.

But you, Lord, rule on high forever.

9 For lo, thy enemies, O LORD, for lo, thy 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 my horn shalt thou exalt like [the horn of] an unicorn: I shall be 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 My eye also shall see [my desire] on my enemies, [and] my ears shall hear [my desire] of 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 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 Those 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 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

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

15 To show that the LORD [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!”