1.
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Title. A Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 .
Song. Hebrew. shir. App-65 .
the sabbath day. Looking forward to the Day and Rest of Messiah's reign. May it not also have reference to the wilderness time, the cause being recorded in Numbers 15:32-41 ?
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
name. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
MOST HIGH. Hebrew 'Elyon. App-4 . Showing that it relates to His doings in the earth. See notes on p. 809.
2.
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
every = in the.
3.
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
a solemn sound. Hebrew. higgiyon = soliloquy, or meditation. Occurs in three Psalms: Psalms 9:16 ; Psalms 19:14 ("meditation"); Psalms 92:3 ("solemn sound"). See App-66 .
4.
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
work = act. Hebrew. pa'al Some codices, with two early printed editions and Syriac, read "acts" (plural)
works = labours. Hebrew. 'asah.
5.
O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
very deep. Compare Psalms 36:6 ; Psalms 40:5 ; Psalms 139:17 . Romans 11:33 .
6.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 .
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:
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44 . See note on Psalms 92:14 ,
8.
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
art most high = [art enthroned] on high. Not as Psalms 92:1 .
9.
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10.
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
the horn of. Supply Ellipsis ( App-6 ), by "those of".
unicorn = buffalo, or wild ox.
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.
see, &c. = look on. Omit my desire.
hear = hear of [the destruction of] the wicked.
wicked. Hebrew. ra'a' . App-44 .
12.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
The righteous = A righteous one (singular)
palm. In barren soil, watered deep at the roots. An Endogen.
cedar. In mountain snows and storms, the roots embedded in the rocks. An Exogen.
13.
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
14.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
fruit. The righteous for fruit, the wicked for fuel.
15.
To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.