Bread for the Journey

Psalm 92

A Song for the Lord’s Day

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,

    to sing praises to the Most High.
 It is good to proclaim Your unfailing love in the morning,
    Your faithfulness in the evening,
  accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp,
    and the melody of a lyre.

You thrill us, LORD, with all you have done for us!
We sing for joy because of what You have done.
 O LORD, what great works You do!
    And how deep are Your thoughts.
 Only a simpleton would not know,
    and only a fool would not understand this:
 Though the wicked sprout like weeds
    and evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.

But You, O LORD, will be exalted forever.

Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.

But You have made us as strong as a wild ox.
    You have anointed us with the finest oil.

Our eyes have seen the downfall of our enemies;
    our ears have heard the defeat of our wicked opponents.
 But the godly will flourish like palm trees
    and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.

For they are transplanted to the LORD's own house.
    They flourish in the courts of our God. 

Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
    they will remain vital and green.

 They will declare,

 “The LORD is just!
    He is my rock!
    There is no evil in Him!”

            New Living Translation