Psalms 92:1

Psalms 92:1 « A Psalm [or] Song for the sabbath day. » [It is a] good [thing] to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day ] The sabbath in the Hebrew hath its name from resting ( שׁבת ), and is near allied to two other words, the first whereof signifieth to sit still ( ישׁב ), and the second to worship and give praise ( שׁבת ). On this day they met for works of piety (as sacrificing, reading and expounding the Scriptures, praying, singing, as here, &c.) and of mercy, Matthew 12:2-8 ; Matthew 12:11-12 . And this psalm, treating of God’s great works, was purposely set for a canon of sanctifying that day called by the Jews the queen of days; in praise whereof, before and after meat, they daily say certain verses.

Ver. 1.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord ] And the sabbath day is a good time to do it in; for then (as Kimchi here noteth) men are at leisure and liberty to do it most solemnly; the better day the better deed.

And to sing praises unto thy name ] The psalmist commends it, and presently sets upon the doing of it. So Psalms 122:6-7 , he no sooner bids pray for the peace of Jerusalem, but himself prays, "Peace be within thy walls," &c.