PSALMS LESSON 92
We will begin by giving the 92nd. Psalm in metre.
THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE
Chapter 92
Verse 1 "To render thanks unto the Lord It is a comely thing, And to
thy name, O thou Most High, Due praise aloud to sing."
Verse 2 "Thy loving-kindness to show forth When shines the morning
light; And to declare thy faithfulness With pleasure ev'ry
night."
Verse 3 "Upon a ten-stringed instrument, And on the psaltery, Upon
the harp with solemn sound, And grave sweet melody."
Verse 4 "For thou, Jehovah, by thy work, Hast made my heart right
glad; And I will triumph in the works Which by thy hands were
made."
Verse 5 "How great, O Lord, are all thy works! A deep thy ev'ry
thought. A brutish person doth not know, Fools understand it
not."
Verse 6 "When they that wicked are, spring up As grass upon the
ground, And they that work iniquity Do flourish and abound;"
Verse 7 "It is that they forevermore May be destroyed and slain; But,
O Jehovah, thou Most High, Shalt evermore remain."
Verse 8 "For lo, thy foes, yea, all thy foes, Shall be destroyed, O
God! And all that work iniquity Shall be dispersed abroad."
Verse 9 "But like the horn of unicorns, My horn thou wilt exalt, And
raise on high; thou with fresh oil anoint me also shalt."
Verse 10 "My eye shall also my desire See on my enemies; My ears shall
of he wicked hear, That do against me rise."
Verse 11 "But like the palm-tree flourishing shall be the righteous
one; And shall like the cedar grow That is in Lebanon."
Verse 12 "Those that within the house of God are planted by his grace,
They shall grow up, and flourish all In our God's holy
place."
Verse 13 "And in old age, when others fade, They fruit still forth
shall bring; They shall be fat, and full of sap, And always
flourishing; "
Verse 14 "To show that upright is the Lord; He is a rock to me; And he
from all unrighteousness Is altogether free."
We will now begin the verse by verse study of the 92nd. Psalm.
Psalms 92:1 "{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:"
We have mentioned before that it was their custom to sing all the
way to the temple, and then sing, also, in the temple. This 92nd Psalm
was sung on the Sabbath by the Jews. Some believe that this Psalm was
written by Adam, but I believe along with most scholars of the Bible,
that this was written by David. As we said before, it really doesn't
matter who penned this. The message is what we must concentrate on.
Many churches today sing this Psalm in their services. LORD is
Jehovah. We have discussed many times, that the easiest way to feel
the presence of the LORD, is to praise Him. He inhabits the praises of
His people. This is really not an obligation, but is like a freewill
offering. It is such a little thing to praise God, for all the
blessings He has bestowed upon us. There are a number of ways to
praise Him, and they are all good. I really enjoy singing praises to
God. You can just get lost in praise and worship of God singing the
praises. Prayer, of course, is another way to praise Him. Some lift
their hands toward heaven with palms lifted up and praise Him. One of
the really beautiful ways to praise Him, is to testify aloud of His
goodness and majesty. Share something really wonderful He has done. He
loves all of these ways.
Psalms 92:2 "To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and
thy faithfulness every night,"
I have found that one of the very best times to sing praises,
talk to God, or pray is very early in the morning, before all the
other members of the family get up. Of course, everyday should end
with praises for the Lord seeing us through the day. We really should
have a prayer in our heart all the time. There is never a wrong time
to pray.
Psalms 92:3 "Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the
psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound."
Since there will be harps in heaven, I would think we should get
practiced up here. No instrument is evil, in and of itself. It is the
use of the instrument that can either be evil, or good. An instrument
is just a tool for our use. What we use it for determines what type of
person we really are. Instruments can be used to set a mood. Notice in
the verse above, it was to be solemn.
Psalms 92:4 "For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work:
I will triumph in the works of thy hands."
We mentioned in a previous lesson, that there is no end to the
wonderful works of the Lord. He is the Creator of everything and
everyone. To look at the beautiful mountains, the sunset, the rivers
and streams are enough to make you shout for joy. The wonderful thing
is that God created this earth, and all that it holds for man to use.
The greatest work, that is beyond compare, is the 6 hours that Jesus
worked on the cross and bought our salvation for us. When I think of
all He has done for us, I cry tears of joy that He loved us enough to
do this for us. God did not need the earth. He already existed before
there was an earth. He made the earth for the habitation of man.
Hebrews 2:6 " But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is
man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou
visitest him?" The answer is someone to fellowship with God.
Revelation 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour
and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they
are and were created."
Psalms 92:5 "O LORD, how great are thy works! [and] thy thoughts
are very deep."
When someone gets too proud of himself, just ask him has he
created any worlds lately? The thoughts of God are so deep that we
will never really understand Him fully, until we stand before Him in
heaven. Even the Bible {God's Word} is never fully understood. Each
time we study it, we learn more, and we will still be learning more
when the trumpet blows.
Psalms 92:6 "A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool
understand this."
A brutish man, if he read the Bible, would be reading it with a
carnal mind. He would not understand it at all, because it is Spirit.
A fool really has no desire to learn. He is unteachable.
Psalms 92:7 "When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all
the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be
destroyed for ever:"
It seems as if this is describing the day that we live in. There
are millions and millions of people who are just living day to day
with no thought for tomorrow. This is the same thing that happened in
Noah's time. Genesis 6:1 "And it came to pass, when men began to
multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,"
Genesis 6:5 "And God saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in
the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
[was] only evil continually." Genesis 6:6 "And it repented the LORD
that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."
I do not need to tell you that all of these evil people were destroyed
in the flood and only Noah and his family were saved. God will not put
up with this type of sin, He will destroy them forever.
Psalms 92:8 "But thou, LORD, [art most] high for evermore."
The psalmist pauses a moment here, to expound on the greatness of
God. God is God forevermore.
Psalms 92:9 " For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine
enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered."
As this is spoken twice, we see a confirmation. The enemies of
God shall surely perish. The enemies of God are bound for an eternity
in hell.
Psalms 92:10 "But my horn shalt thou exalt like [the horn of] an
unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil."
This is in direct contrast to the enemies of God. The unicorn
symbolized power that was so great it could not be conquered. He is
saying, his strength will be so great that the enemy will not be able
to defeat him. This anointing with fresh oil means, that he will be
filled with God's Spirit over and over, and that grace and mercy of
God shall abound toward him so much that he cannot be defeated.
Psalms 92:11 "Mine eye also shall see [my desire] on mine
enemies, [and] mine ears shall hear [my desire] of the wicked that
rise up against me."
This is just saying, to me, that he is leaving his enemies in the
hands of the Lord to do with as He sees fit. He may see and hear their
punishment, but I do not believe he is trying to tell God what that
punishment should be.
Psalms 92:12 "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he
shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon."
We see a great contrast here to the wicked, who were spoken of as
grass. The palm tree lives to be a very old tree. The cedar in Lebanon
was a very strong and beautiful tree. These trees have strong roots
and live a very long time not easily destroyed by the winds.
Psalms 92:13 "Those that be planted in the house of the LORD
shall flourish in the courts of our God."
This is just speaking of being grounded and rooted in the Lord.
Christians, who spend their time in the presence of God, shall grow
mightily and produce much fruit.
Psalms 92:14 "They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they
shall be fat and flourishing;"
What is old age anyhow? The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He
grows. The one thing that age has going for it, is the wisdom of many
years with the Lord. God does not ever feel we are too old to do a job
He has for us, or He would not have called Moses when he was 80 years
old. Sometimes youth does not stay with their call, because the call
of the world is great in their life. As long as you can speak, you can
win souls for the harvest.
Psalms 92:15 "To shew that the LORD [is] upright: [he is] my
rock, and [there is] no unrighteousness in him."
No one knows as well as the aged about all the wonderful
blessings through the years that God has brought. God is upright. He
never fails us. He is the Rock of our salvation. He is called Jesus
Christ the righteous.
Questions 92
1. When was the 92nd Psalm sung?
2. Who do some believe wrote this Psalm?
3. Who does the author believe wrote this Psalm?
4. What is the word LORD here?
5. How is the easiest way to feel the presence of the Lord?
6. Why is this true?
7. How are some of the ways we praise Him?
8. When was His lovingkindness shewn forth?
9. When is the wrong time to pray?
10. What are some of the instruments, to praise the Lord on, mentioned
in verse 3?
11. What makes an instrument evil?
12. How was the harp to be heard in verse 3?
13. What are some of the works of the Lord?
14. What does the author believe to be His greatest work?
15. Quote Hebrews chapter 2 verse 6.
16. Why was all of this created by God?
17. A __________ man knoweth not.
18. Why would the brutish man not understand the Bible?
19. The wicked spring as the _____.
20. What does the 6th chapter of Genesis teach us about the evil
populating the earth?
21. What grieved God in His heart?
22. In verse 9, why was the message repeated?
23. What did the unicorn symbolize?
24. What did he mean by being anointed with fresh oil?
25. The righteous shall flourish like the _____ _____.
26. What do the palm tree and the cedar of Lebanon have in common?
27. Verse 14 says, they will do what in old age?
28. Who was 80 years old when God called him to the ministry?
29. Quote Psalms chapter 92 verse 15.
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