1. Psalm 92 Grace Baptist Church 11-23-2014

2.  NKJ 1 A Psalm, A Song for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, 3 On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound. 4 For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. 5 O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.

3.  Define “good thing”  pleasant, appropriate, becoming  Main Thought:  It is a good thing (pleasant, appropriate, becoming) to give thanks unto the Lord.

4.  It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;  Explanation  To give thanks ▪ Loving-kindness – goodness, mercy ▪ I Thank you Lord for your… You are…  To sing praises ▪ Faithfulness – firmness, steadiness ▪ I Praise you Lord for your… You are…

5.  To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night,  Explanation  Show forth (declare) thy loving kindness (goodness, mercy) ▪ In the MORNING, at daybreak ▪ Why loving kindness in the morning? ▪ Look back over the night ▪ Look ahead to the day  and thy faithfulness (firmness, steadiness) ▪ Every NIGHT, all through the night ▪ Why faithfulness every night? ▪ look back over the day ▪ ahead to the night  That means I’m surrounded.

6.  On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.  Explanation  By singing, showing forth (declaring) WITH ▪ Two or Three listed examples of musical instruments  “Solemn sound” – resounding, harmonious, to the murmur of – other synonyms in Scripture for this word are: ▪ Plotting – Lam 3:62 ▪ Musing – ▪ Meditation – Ps. 19:14  Music that makes you think of God’s lovingkindness and faithfulness.

7.  4 For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. 5 O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.  Explanation  Why? “for” or “because” ▪ You have made me glad – brought me joy by your deeds ▪ I will triumph in the works of your hands – I cry out  The Rest of the chapter ▪ Verses 6-9 – judgments on the Wicked ▪ Verses 10-15 – blessings on Righteous

8.  It is a good thing (pleasant, appropriate, becoming) to give thanks unto the Lord.