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Psalm Ps. 92. This is a hymn of thanks and praise to God, specifically celebrating the blessing of the Sabbath in Israel. The Sabbath was a day of rest and for community worship (Lev. 23:3). The title (“A Song for the Sabbath”), the references to morning and evening worship (Ps. 92:2), to the musical instruments used in worship (v. 3), and to the temple (v. 13) all reveal that worship is the focus of the psalm.
Ps. 92:1–5 One of the most basic acts of Sabbath worship is celebrating God’s greatness in creation and his goodness toward the faithful. The songs honor God for what he has revealed about himself, recalling Ex. 34:5–7, where God explained his name. God’s work and works are the great deeds he has done in creating the world and in caring for his people.
Ps. 92:6–11 This section draws a contrast between the members of the people who are unfaithful to the covenant (called stupid, fool, wicked, God’s enemies, and evildoers, vv. 6–9) and those who love and trust the Lord (the “I” singing the psalm). The unfaithful fail to understand that, no matter how they might flourish for the moment, God’s will alone prevails in the end.
Ps. 92:9 perish . . . scattered. Like “destruction” (v. 7), these terms describe the judgment on the wicked as if it is a defeat in battle.
Ps. 92:10 exalted my horn. See note on 75:4. The wild ox was known for its strength, and its horns were effective for goring (see 22:21; Deut. 33:17).
Ps. 92:12–15 See Heb. 4:9. The faithful flourish like the palm tree, that is, the long-lived and stately date palm; see Ps. 92:14). They flourish in the courts of our God, which describes abiding in God’s presence (see 23:6) as opposed to the temporary “flourishing” of the evildoers (92:7), who “are doomed to destruction” (v. 7).
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