Psalms 92

Psalms 92:1-15

Gladness and Growth Psalms 92:1-15 The inscription alludes to the suitability of this psalm for the Sabbath day. Psalms 92:1-3 contain the general statement of the desirability of praise and thanksgiving. Psalms 92:4-5 suggest that God’ s work in creation, providence, and grace should elicit perpetual thanksgiving; but that the thoughts and purposes which underlie them are too deep for our fathoming. Two classes of men are here mentioned: the brutish and wicked, Psalms 92:6-9; the servants of God, Psalms 92:10-15. The former are like grass, which soon grows to maturity and is then cut down; the latter are as the palm and cedar. There is no part of the palm which is not utilized in some way. The cedar is one of the largest of living trees. A thousand years is no uncommon duration, and its fiber is practically incorruptible. The witness of an aged saint to the faithfulness of God is very delightful. When Charles H. Spurgeon was a young man, he was preaching upon this subject in his grandfather’ s pulpit. Halfway through the sermon, the veteran man of God advanced to the front and said, “ My grandson is preaching what he has read and heard about; but I have proved for eighty-four years that God is faithful to His servants and true to His Word.”

It is a good thing to give thanks This Psalm was intended for use in the public worship of God upon the Sabbath. On this day according to Leviticus 23:3, there was held a holy convocation. The Psalm is well fitted for its purpose, for on such a day men ought to find leisure to consider the works of God and to praise Him. One theme for lasting praise is God’s preservation of his Church in the midst of a hostile world.

Psalms 92:2-3. To show forth thy loving-kindness … and thy faithfulness Perhaps at the morning and evening sacrifice. What themes for morning and evening worship!

Psalms 92:4. Thou, Lord, hast made me glad Let us learn to joy in God Himself (Romans 5:11; Romans 11:33). But especially on his own day let us remember the work of the Redeemer, which has made us glad for evermore.

Psalms 92:5-8. Thy thoughts are very deep God so often delays the punishment of the wicked, owing to reasons hidden from our sight. His ways are very deep to the eye of man.

Psalms 92:10. Like an Unicorn The wild ox or buffalo (Numbers 23:22; Deuteronomy 33:17). Thou enablest me to rise up with spirit, with a sense of strength, in an attitude of attack. The fresh anointing should be sought every morning (1 John 2:27).

Psalms 92:12-15. The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree In God’s ’trees, the strength of grace does not fail with the strength of nature. But on the contrary, the Apostle Paul witnesses in 2 Corinthians 4:16.