Epiphany Season · Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 (cf. 2a)
A Song for the Sabbath: The Righteous Flourish
February 27, 2028
Overview & Insights
“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.” (Psalm 92:12)
The only psalm titled for the Sabbath gives thanks for God's steadfast love and faithfulness and pictures the righteous, planted in the house of the Lord, flourishing and bearing fruit into old age.
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Commentary
BibleHub: Psalm 92:2 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on this Sabbath song of thanksgiving.
Enduring Word: Psalm 92 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the righteous flourishing like a palm tree.
StudyLight: Psalm 92 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Albert Barnes' close reading of the psalm's contrast between the wicked and the righteous.
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