The author of Psalm 92 is not known. It is advised that this psalm was used in temple services on the Sabbath. It shows us that we are to be thankful and faithful every day for what we have.
Psalm 92:1,2 - "It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, 2-to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night"
During the month of November we begin to think about a time of thanksgiving and blessings. We express our gratitude to God for each of those blessings. But thanks should be on our lips every day, not just one month of the year, or one day of the year. We can never say thank you enough for our parents, friends, children, leaders, and especially God. When Thanksgiving becomes an integral part of your life, you will find that your attitude toward life will change. You will become more positive, gracious, loving and humble.
Psalm 92:12, 13 - "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13-planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God"
Palm trees are known for their long life. To flourish like palm trees means to stand tall and to live long. The cedars of Lebanon grew to 120 feet in height and up to 30 feet in circumference, thus, they were solid, strong and immovable. The psalmist saw believers as upright, strong, and unmoved by the winds of circumstance. Those who place their faith firmly in God can have this strength and vitality.
Psalm 92:14 - "They will bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green"
Honoring God is not limited to young people who seem to have unlimited strength and energy. Even when you get older, devoted believers can produce spiritual fruit. There are many faithful older people who continue to have a fresh outlook and can teach us from a lifetime experience of serving God. I invite you to seek out an elderly friend or relative to tell you about his or her experiences with the Lord and challenge you to new heights of spiritual growth.
Psalm 92 / New International Version
ReplyDelete1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O Lord,
how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man does not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.
8 But you, O Lord, are exalted forever.
9 For surely your enemies, O Lord,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox;
fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”