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Psalms 92:4

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 92:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Psalms 92:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 92

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;
2To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
3With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
4For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
5How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.
6A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:
7When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For thou, Lord, hast made me glad - Thou hast made me happy; thou hast given me such a state of feeling as finds an appropriate expression in “praise.” Through thy work - Either the work of creation, the finishing of which the Sabbath was designed particularly to commemorate; or the works of God in general - the universe; or the general dealings of his providence; or some particular interpositions of Providence in his behalf that called for special praise. All these are appropriately combined in the celebrations - the praises - of the Sabbath; to these should be added, as among the most marvelous of his works, and that which furnishes special occasion for praise on the Christian Sabbath, the…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“92:4-7 Fools perish because they do not understand the Lord’s marvelous works and eternal plans. 92:4-5 The Lord acts and the psalmist responds in praise (92:4). God’s actions spring from his thoughts (92:5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 64:10, Psa 104:31, Psa 104:34, Psa 106:47, Psa 106:48, Psa 126:3, Psa 145:6, Psa 145:7; Isa 61:2-11, Isa 65:13, Isa 65:14; Isa 66:10, Isa 66:11; Jer 31:7, Jer 31:11-13; Zep 3:14-16; Luk 1:47; Joh 16:22; Co2 2:14; Rev 18:20 Psalms 92:5”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Statement of the ground of this commendation of the praise of God. Whilst פּעל is the usual word for God's historical rule ( Psa 44:2; Psa 64:10; Psa 90:16, etc.), מעשׂי ידיך denotes the works of the Creator of the world, although not to the exclusion of those of the Ruler of the world ( Psa 143:5). To be able to rejoice over the revelation of God in creation and the revelation of God in general is a gift from above, which the poet thankfully confesses that he has received. The Vulgate begins Psa 92:5 Quia delectasti me, and Dante in his Purgatorio, xxviii. 80, accordingly calls the Psalm il Salmo Delectasti; a smiling female form, which represents the life of Paradise, says, as she gathers…”
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