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Psalms 92:1-15
A Sabbath Meditation.
A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day, used by the Jewish Church on the seventh day of the week, as one of the hymns of liturgical worship.
A Sabbath Meditation.
A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day, used by the Jewish Church on the seventh day of the week, as one of the hymns of liturgical worship.
PSALM XCII _The psalmist shows the duty and advantage of praising God_, 1-3; _speaks of the grandeur of God's works_, 4-6; _the fall of the wicked_, 7-9; _the happiness of the righteous_, 10-14;...
IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD - literally, “Good is it to give thanks unto Jehovah.” That is, the act is appropriate; the effect is good. (1) The thing itself is appropriate, for the...
Psalms 92 A Psalm of Praise _ 1. Praise for His works (Psalms 92:1)_ 2. The enemies who perish (Psalms 92:6) 3. The happy lot of the righteous ...
XCII. IN PRAISE OF PROVIDENCE. God's counsels are too deep for the stupid man. But in fact the prosperity of the wicked is superficial. PSALMS 92:10_ b_. Read, Thou hast sprinkled me with fresh oil....
TITLE.. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65. SONG. Hebrew. _shir._ App-65. THE SABBATH DAY. Looking forward to the Day and Rest of Messiah's reign. May it not also have reference to the wilderness time,...
It is a _good_thing] As a tribute due to God; as a salutary and delightful occupation for man. _to sing_praises] To make melody or sing psalms; the word from which _mizmôr_, -a psalm," is derived. _u...
Introduction: the joy and seemliness of praise and thanksgiving....
_The prophet exhorteth to praise God, for his great works, for his judgments on the wicked, and for his goodness to the godly._ A Psalm _or_ Song for the Sabbath-day. _TITLE._ השׁבת ליום שׁיר מזמרו _...
Psalms 92-97 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day. ANALYSIS Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King. Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King. Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the...
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: Psalms 92:1.-Introduction; the privilege of praising Yahweh early and late for His works (Psalms 92:...
This is a Ps. of praise, called forth by some special manifestation of God's loving-kindness. This general theme is set forth in Psalms 92:1; Psalms 92:5 contain reflections on the meaning of God's wo...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ A SONG FOR SATURDAY PSALMS 92 JESUS SAID, "THANK YOU, FATHER". (MATTHEW 11:25)...
מִזְמֹ֥ור שִׁ֗יר לְ יֹ֣ום הַ שַּׁבָּֽת׃ ...
Psalms 92:1 AUTHORITIES differ in their arrangement of this psalm. Clearly, the first three verses are a prelude; and if these are left out of account, the remainder of the psalm consists of twelve ve...
GLADNESS AND GROWTH Psalms 92:1 The inscription alludes to the suitability of this psalm for the Sabbath day. Psalms 92:1 contain the general statement of the desirability of praise and thanksgiving....
THIS is a song of praise. The seemliness of praise is first declared (vv. Psa 92:1-3); and then reasons for it are given (vv. Psa 92:4-15). Praise is good as the first exercise of the day and also as...
"A Psalm [or] Song for the (a) sabbath day." [It is a] good [thing] to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: (a) Which teaches that the use of the Sabbath stands...
Founded. Septuagint, "inhabited." This title occurs not in Hebrew (Theodoret) nor are the copies of the Septuagint uniform, which shews that it is a later insertion, intimating perhaps, that it was su...
CONTENTS Here are some very striking arguments in favor of the blessedness of waiting on the Lord. The state of such as serve God is described, and their happiness insisted upon. A Psalm, or Song, f...
From the title of this Psalm, it should seem more than probable that it was composed for the public service of the temple on the sabbath-day. But whether this was the case or not, it is now marked by...
1_It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah. _There is no reason to doubt that the Jews were in the habit of singing this psalm, as the inscription bears, upon the Sabbath-day, and it is apparent, from d...
Psalms 92 takes up these names of God, Jehovah and Most High; only it is no longer a secret place, known only to fidelity and faith. Almighty power secured blessing and answers faith; Verses 7-8 expla...
IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD,.... For all mercies, temporal and spiritual; for Christ, and salvation by him; for the Gospel, and for Gospel opportunities and ordinances; for, such d...
Psalms 92:1 «A Psalm [or] Song for the sabbath day. » [It is a] good [thing] to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: _A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day_] The s...
_It is a good thing to give thanks_, &c. It is a good work, and a just debt, which is due from us to God; _to show forth thy loving- kindness_, &c. To adore and celebrate thy goodness and truth contin...
1-6 It is a privilege that we are admitted to praise the Lord, and hope to be accepted in the morning, and every night; not only on sabbath days, but every day; not only in public, but in private, an...
PSALM 92 To be sung upon the weekly sabbath; to which the matter of this Psalm very well agrees. For it celebrates the works of God, both that first and great work of creation, and that succeeding and...
Psalms 92:1 Psalm H4210 Song H7892 Sabbath H7676 day H3117 good H2896 thanks H3034 (H8687) LORD H3068 praises...
Psalms 92:1. _It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:_ It is good in itself; it is good for those who hear it; but it is especially good for o...
CONTENTS: The ruin of sinners and the joy of saints. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: Let the Christian not fear the pride and power of evil men nor be in the least discouraged by their impote...
Psalms 92:3. _Ten strings._ Stringed instruments, as in Psalms 150:4. These are four, the _asur,_ the _nebal,_ the _higgaion,_ and the _kinnor_ or harp: a full band for singing in the courts of the Lo...
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. GOOD TO BE THANKFUL 1. Had we no other motive but our own personal happiness, we should find it “a good thing to be thankful.” When we have reviewed t...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 92:1. This is a hymn of thanks and praise to God, specifically celebrating the blessing of the Sabbath in Israel. The Sabbath was a day of rest and for community worship ...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath-day_.” It so far combines the properties of both a psalm and a song that either name may be applied to it. This psalm was appointed for...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is entitled, "a Psalm or Song for the sabbath day," and was therefore, we may conclude, intended for liturgical use in the temple on that weekly festival. Jewish tradition says t...
Psa 92:1-15 is a psalm for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy f...
Acts 7:48; Acts 7:49; Daniel 4:34; Daniel 5:18; Ephesians 5:19;...