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Psalms 92:1
A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God as a liturgical leader for a Sabbath worship service. The text explicitly frames the utterance as a designated song for that specific day of rest.
The words — ט֗וֹב (Tov) translates literally as [is] good, while לְ/זַמֵּ֖ר (za.Mer) means to sing praises. These terms anchor the verse’s command to evaluate Sabbath worship as fundamentally beneficial.
The thread — The same imperative to praise God appears in Psalms 147:1 and Psalms 107:1, where the psalmist links the act of singing to God’s inherent goodness and enduring steadfast love.
Why it lands — The text directs the reader to begin Sabbath observance with vocal praise to Yahweh, establishing the structural pattern for the following verse’s proclamation of His steadfast love and faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Psalms 147:1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
- Psalms 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- Psalms 135:3 Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
- Psalms 33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
- Psalms 73:28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
- Psalms 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Daniel 4:34 But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Psalms 54:6 Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.