O Lord, how great are thy works!.... Of nature, providence, and grace, both for quantity and for quality, for number, excellency, and glory, as they are a display of God's wisdom, power, and goodness; see Psalms 104:24,
and thy thoughts are very deep; his counsels, purposes, and designs, they are unfathomable and unsearchable; see 1 Corinthians 2:10.
Verse Psalms 92:5. _HOW GREAT ARE THY WORKS!_] They are multitudinous, stupendous, and splendid: _and thy thoughts _- thy designs and counsels, _from_ which, _by_ which, and _in reference_ to which, t...
O LORD, HOW GREAT ARE THY WORKS! - Compare Psalms 8:3; Psalms 40:5. See also the notes at Job 11:7. The meaning here is this: The psalmist, on the Sabbath, in giving himself to meditation on the works...
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....
VERY DEEP. Compare Psalms 36:6; Psalms 40:5; Psalms 139:17; Romans 11:33....
The special ground for praise in the manifestation of Jehovah's sovereignty....
How great are thy doings, Jehovah! Exceeding deep are thy thoughts. The grandeur and profundity of Jehovah's designs in the government of the world stir the Psalmist's admiration. Cp. Psalms 36:6; P...
DISCOURSE: 657 GOD ADMIRED IN HIS WORKS Psalms 92:4. _Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are v...
AND THY THOUGHTS ARE VERY DEEP— _How deep are thy designs!_ Green....
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...
O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. O LORD, HOW GREAT ARE THY WORKS! AND THY THOUGHTS ARE VERY DEEP. The 'works of Yahweh,' which are pronounced "great," are His doings...
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)...
THOUGHTS. — Better, _plans,_ or _purposes._ (Comp. in addition to references in margin, Psalms 36:6.)...
_[Psalms 92:6]_ מַה ־גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה מְ֝אֹ֗ד...
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...
Credible. St. Jerome, "faithful." --- Protestants, "very sure." (Haydock) --- A person must shut his eyes not to see the prophecies fulfilled concerning Christ, and his Church. (Eusebius) --- The maje...
What work, I would ask my soul, hath the Lord made me glad through? Oh! what innumerable subjects may I find for gratitude and joy through the whole kingdoms of his word, his providence, and his grace...
5_O Jehovah! how highly exalted are thy works! _The Psalmist, having spoken of the works of God in general, proceeds to speak more particularly of his justice in the government of the world. Though Go...
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...
O LORD, how great are thy works! [and] thy thoughts are very deep. Ver. 5. _O Lord, how great are thy works!_] Surely so great that I cannot utter them, and must, therefore, thus vent myself by an ex...
_For thou hast made me glad through thy work_, &c. Which thou didst create by thine almighty power, and dost still govern with infinite wisdom. “A prospect of creation, in the vernal season,” says Dr....
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....
O Lord, how great are Thy works! and Thy thoughts are very deep, powerfully deep, beyond the understanding of man, unless enlightened by the Spirit of the Lord....
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...
THY THOUGHTS; thy counsels and methods in the government of the world and of thy church....
Psalms 92:5 LORD H3068 great H1431 (H8804) works H4639 thoughts H4284 very H3966 deep H6009 (H8804) O
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...
_O Lord, how great are Thy works! _ MAN’S ADMIRATION AND MARVEL AT GOD’S GREAT WORKS A near connection of Sir David Brewster, but not a relative, who in former years often lived in his house, and fo...
_For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work: I will triumph in the works of Thy hands._ DELIGHT IN GOD’S WORKS The Hebrew prophets and psalmists, when their minds were in the most exalted and...
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...
1 Corinthians 2:10; Ecclesiastes 7:24; Isaiah 28:29; Isaiah 55:8;...
Thoughts — Thy counsels in the government of the world and of thy church....