Psalm 92 is the 92nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the ". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Hebrew Bible, this psalm is Psalm 91. In Latin, it is known as .Parallel Latin/English Psalter, Psalmus 91 (92). Medievalist. The psalm is known as () in Judaism, being dedicated to Shabbat in its first verse.A Psalm: A Song for the Sabbath Day – title in the New Revised Standard Version

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish and Catholic liturgies. It has been set to music by, for example, Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz in German; Franz Schubert, who set it in Hebrew; and Eric Zeisl, a Jewish twentieth-century composer.

Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).

The extant palimpsest Aq includes a translation into Koine Greek by Aquila of Sinope in CE, containing verses 1–10.

Uses Judaism Psalm 92 is recited three times during Shabbat: Part of Kabbalat Shabbat.The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 320 This recitation officially ushers in Shabbat in most communities. During Pesukei Dezimra on Shabbat morning.The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 388 (It is also recited in Pesukei Dezimra on Jewish holidays that occur on a weekday, although some communities omit the first verse.) The song of the day in the Shir Shel Yom of Shabbat.The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 488 Some communities recite it immediately after the Torah reading at Mincha on Shabbat.

Verse 1 is part of Mishnah Tamid 7:4 and of Tamid 33b:11 in the Talmud.The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 479 Verse 1—and, sometimes, verse 2—is mentioned during Yotzer ohr (), the first of two blessings said before the recitation of Shema Yisrael () on Shabbat morning.Machzor Shivchei YeshurunThe Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 411

According to Midrash Tanhuma "Bereshit" (Genesis) 25:5, Psalm 92 was sung by Adam in Gan Eden (). Adam was created on Friday, and he said this psalm on the onset of the Shabbat. It is not a psalm that speaks about the Shabbat, but one that was said on the Shabbat: this was Adam's first day of existence, and he marveled at the work of the Creator.

Christianity In the Catholic Church, Psalm 92 is appointed to be read at Lauds (Morning Prayer) on Saturday in the fourth week of the month.

Musical settings A 1966 hymn by Rolf Schweizer, "Das ist ein köstlich Ding, dem Herren danken", paraphrases verses from Psalm 92; it became part of the German Protestant hymnal, Evangelisches Gesangbuch, as G 285.

Heinrich Schütz set the Psalm 92 in a metred version in German as part of the Becker Psalter, first published in 1628, "Es ist fürwahr ein köstlich Ding", SWV 190. The psalm was set to music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier in Latin, Bonum est confiteri Domino, H.195, for soloists, choir, 2 treble viols or violins and continuo (1687–88). Dmitry Bortniansky wrote a setting in Old Church Slavonic, his Concerto No. 18, "Blago jest ispovjedatsja" ("It Is Good To Praise the Lord"). The psalm was set by Franz Schubert in 1828 Hebrew for Salomon Sulzer, ().Der 92. Psalm, D953 Hyperion Records

The Requiem Ebraico (Hebrew Requiem) (1945) by Austrian-American composer Eric Zeisl, a setting of Psalm 92 dedicated to the memory of the composer's father "and the other countless victims of the Jewish tragedy in Europe", is considered the first major work of Holocaust commemoration. American composers Mark Alburger, Gertrude Rohrer, and Margaret Vardell Sandresky have also composed musical settings. Norma Wendelburg wrote a setting in English, It is Good, for women's chorus and organ or piano in 1973.

Text The following table shows the Hebrew text of the Psalm with vowels, alongside the Koine Greek text in the Septuagint and the English translation from the King James Version. Note that the meaning can slightly differ between these versions, as the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text come from different textual traditions.{[efn|1=A 1917 translation directly from Hebrew to English by the Jewish Publication Society can be found here or here, and an 1844 translation directly from the Septuagint by L. C. L. Brenton can be found here. Both translations are in the public domain.}} In the Septuagint, this psalm is numbered Psalm 91. #HebrewEnglishGreek (A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.) 1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 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: 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 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. 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. 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 15 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Verse 1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;: New King James Version Franz Delitzsch, who sub-titles this psalm "sabbath thoughts", observes that honouring the Sabbath "is good ... not merely good in the eyes of God, but also good for man, beneficial to the heart, pleasant and blessed".Delitzsch, F., Keil and Delitzsch OT Commentary on Psalm 92, accessed 28 March 2022

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Text of Psalm 92 according to the 1928 Psalter in Hebrew and English – Mechon-mamre "Psalms. Chapter 92", text and footnotes, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Psalm 92 – The Goodness of Giving Thanks to the LORD text and detailed commentary, enduringword.com Psalm 92:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com Psalm 92 / Refrain: You, O Lord, shall be exalted for evermore. Church of England Psalm 92 at biblegateway.com Hymns for Psalm 92 hymnary.org Recordings for musical settings to the second verse of Psalm 92 (in Hebrew) at the Zemirot Database Musical settings to the last four verses of Psalm 92 ("The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree...") at Zemirot Database