Pentecost Season · Proper 3 · Year C

Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15

A Song for the Sabbath: The Righteous Flourish

May 28, 2028

Encampment of Pilgrims, Jericho, David Roberts — **Encampment of Pilgrims, Jericho**, David Roberts, 1839Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

Revised Common Lectionary

GospelLuke 6:39-49

Epistle1 Cor. 15:51-58

Old TestamentSir. 27:4-7 orIsa. 55:10-13

PsalterPs. 92:1-4, 12-15

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

Psalm 92 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole sabbath psalm.

Psalm 92:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse on giving thanks to the Lord.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 92:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text and parsing for the psalm's opening call to thanksgiving.

Psalms 92 Sefaria

Hebrew text with classic Jewish commentary alongside the English.

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