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Psalm 92

A Song for the Sabbath

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It is good to praise God! This psalm was written for the Sabbath — the special rest day. Those who trust in God grow like a palm tree and a cedar: tall, strong, and fruitful even in old age. God is forever upright and true.

  1. 1It is good to praise the LORD and make music to Your name, O Most High,
  2. 2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night,
  3. 3to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
  4. 4For You make me glad by Your deeds, LORD; I sing for joy at what Your hands have done.
  5. 5How great are Your works, LORD, how profound Your thoughts!
  6. 6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
  7. 7that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
  8. 8But You, LORD, are forever exalted.
  9. 9For surely Your enemies, LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
  10. 10You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me.
  11. 11My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
  12. 12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
  13. 13planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
  14. 14They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
  15. 15proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in Him."

What it means

This is a song for the rest day, and it says people who trust God grow like a strong tree that is still bearing fruit when it is old. Resting is not wasted time. It is one of the ways good, deep things grow in us.

A little prayer

God, thank You for rest days and for time to stop. Help me grow strong and steady like a good tree. It is good to praise You in the morning and at night. Amen.

Memory verse

“It is good to praise the LORD and make music to Your name, O Most High,”

Psalm 92:1 (BSB)

It says thanks is a good thing to do, full stop — no other reason needed.

Talk about it

Questions with no single right answer — for a family table or a Sunday-school circle.

  1. This psalm was written for the rest day. Why would resting need a song?
  2. It says good people grow like a palm tree and a cedar — slow, deep-rooted trees. What grows fast and falls over?
  3. It says they still bear fruit in old age. What does that look like in someone you know?
  4. What would a proper rest day look like for you?

Try this

A real rest

Take two hours this week with no screens, no jobs and nowhere to be. Do something slow. Read verses 1 and 2 at the start of it.

Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)