Message Notes

SSS 4 29 October 2023
Book 4
Psalms 90-106

Text: Psalm 92

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
3 On an instrument of ten strings,
On the lute,
And on the harp,
With harmonious sound.
4 For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
5 O LORD, how great are Your works!
Your thoughts are very deep.

6 A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.

7 When the wicked spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.

8 But You, LORD, are on high forevermore.

9 For behold, Your enemies, O LORD,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10 But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.

11 My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ears hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.

12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,

15 To declare that the LORD is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Psalm 92:1-15

THE GIVING OF THANKS

1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
3 On an instrument of ten strings,
On the lute,
And on the harp,
With harmonious sound.

Psalm 92:1-3

1. It is Good

a) A good practice

b) A good habit worth cultivating

2. The Giving of Thanks

a) It is to give Praise

b) To give praise:

i) To the LORD

ii) To the Most High

3. The Content of our Praise

a) God’s lovingkindness

b) God’s faithfulness

4. When?

a) Morning

b) Night

5. How?

a) With musical instruments

b) With harmonious sound

MOTIVATION TO GIVE THANKS

4 For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
5 O LORD, how great are Your works!
Your thoughts are very deep.

Psalm 119:4-5

1. Gladness given by the LORD

2. Through His works

3. Hope of Triumph through the LORD’s works

4. Rejoicing in the knowledge of God

a) His works are great

b) His words are deep

THE ENEMIES OF GOD

6 A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.

7 When the wicked spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.

8 But You, LORD, are on high forevermore.

9 For behold, Your enemies, O LORD,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10 But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.

11 My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ears hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.

Psalm 92:6-11

1. They are senseless

2. They are foolish

3. They are workers of iniquity

4. They are wicked

5. They will perish

THE RIGHTEOUS

12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,

15 To declare that the LORD is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Psalm 92:12-15

1. They will Flourish

a) Compared to the Cedars

b) Compared to stately Palms

c) Planted in the courts of God

2. They will be Fruitful

a) They will bear fruit

b) Even in their old age

3. They will be Fresh

a) Fresh and flourishing

b) A vital description

4. They will bear testimony

a) They will declare that the LORD is upright

b) He is our Rock

c) There is no unrighteousness in Him