The Holy Bible Verses

Psalms 92:1

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;”

— WEB

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:”

— KJV

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;”

— ASV

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Commentary

This psalm was appointed to be sung, at least it usually was sung, in the house of the sanctuary on the sabbath day, that day of rest, which was an instituted memorial of the work of creation, of God's rest from that work, and the continuance of it in his providence; for the Father worketh hitherto. Note, 1. The sabbath day must be a day, not only of holy rest, but of holy work, and the rest is in order to the work. 2. The proper work of the sabbath is praising God; every sabbath day must be a thanksgiving-day; and the other services of the day must be in order to this, and therefore must by no means thrust this into a corner. One of the Jewish writers refers it to the kingdom of the Messiah, and calls it, A psalm or song for the age to come, which shall be all sabbath. Believers, through Christ, enjoy that sabbatism which remains for the people of God (Heb 4:9), the beginning of the everlasting sabbath. In these verses, I. We are called upon and encouraged to praise God (Psa 92:1-3): It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. Praising God is good work: it is good in itself and good for us. It is our duty, the rent, the tribute, we are to pay to our great Lord; we are unjust if we withhold it.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)

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