Psalm 92

Praise for the LORD'S Goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
And Your faithfulness by night,

3 With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp,
With resounding music upon the lyre.

4 For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

5 How great are Your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep.

6 A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:

7 That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

8 But You, O LORD, are on high forever.

9 For, behold, Your enemies, O LORD,
For, behold, Your enemies will perish;
All who do iniquity will be scattered.

10 But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.

11 And my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

12 The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Planted in the house of the LORD,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be tfull of sap and very green,

15 To declare that the LORD is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Psalm 93

The Majesty of the LORD.

1 The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

2 Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.

3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.

4 More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The LORD on high is mighty.

5 Your testimonies are fully confirmed;
Holiness befits Your house,
O LORD, forevermore.

Psalm 94

The LORD Implored to Avenge His People.

1 O LORD, God of vengeance,
God of vengeance, shine forth!

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth,
Render recompense to the proud.

3 How long shall the wicked, O LORD,
How long shall the wicked exult?

4 They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.

5 They crush Your people, O LORD,
And afflict Your heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.

7 They have said, "The LORD does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed."

8 Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?

9 He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?

10 He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke,
Even He who teaches man knowledge?

11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.

12 Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD,
And whom You teach out of Your law;

13 That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity,
Until a pit is dug for the wicked.

14 For the LORD will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.

15 For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

16 Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?

17 If the LORD had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

18 If I should say, "My foot has slipped,"
Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.

19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

20 Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises mischief by decree?

21 They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.

22 But the LORD has been my stronghold,
And my God the rock of my refuge.

23 He has brought back their wickedness upon them
And will destroy them in their evil;
The LORD our God will destroy them.