King James Version
Psalms 92:1 in the King James Version says “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,...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 92 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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:”
Psalms 92:1 · KJV
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:
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, every: Heb. in the nights
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. the harp: or, the solemn sound with the harp a solemn: Heb. Higgaion
KJV Study — Public Domain
“It is a good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“thing to give thanks”
H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“and to sing praises”
H2167properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e., play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in so
“unto thy name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“O most High”
H5945an elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the supreme
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