Psalm 92 Commentary
He Shall Bear Fruit In Old Age
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KEY THOUGHT: The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree [Psalm 92:12a NKJV]
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Psalm 92 NKJV
Praise to the Lord for His Love and Faithfulness
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day.
92 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.
6 A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked [a]spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
8 But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.
9 For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10 But my [b]horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.
11 My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ears hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.
12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be [c]fresh and [d]flourishing,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 92:7 sprout
b. Psalm 92:10 Strength
c. Psalm 92:14 Full of oil or sap, lit. fat
d. Psalm 92:14 green
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 92 Commentary
Senseless people think there is nothing to life’s times and events. They think no one is driving the ship. They install themselves as captains and feel they can define their own.
But who is senseless? Who doesn’t know the existence of the Sovereign Creator God? Who can isolate themselves and claim they know nothing about God?
The saint can sit down at night and take stock of the day. He has experienced the grace of God. He can proclaim the faithfulness of the LORD. The LORD has kept His promises.
This acknowledgement by the saint makes the difference. The sinner has also experienced the goodness of the LORD, but who cares! The sinner has also heard the instructions of the LORD, but do they care?
Unlike the senseless, the saint can see ordinary events as the deeds of the LORD: The provision of material things, the provision of protection, the provision of fellowship, and the provision of special gifts like peace and joy.
In the present, the psalmist has seen the defeat of his adversaries. And in the future, the righteous will flourish like a palm tree.
The psalmist uses these different tenses to highlight the different shades of the Christian walk. We experience victory in the present. But the mention of future prosperity may indicate that the present victory is only in part.
The statement that “they will bear fruit in old age” is interesting. An old tree must be cut because it is no longer in a position to bear fruit.
Probably the scripture points to the thought of the final victory over death in the resurrection – the perishable being replaced with the imperishable. The old, weak, and nearly useless being replaced with freshness and vitality – never to look back again.
Planted in the house of the LORD, the saint will flourish.
Outside are the wicked who spring up like grass, and may have an appearance of success. They will be destroyed forever. This is a future event, but we also know that they may face judgment here and there while they live under the sun. The sovereign LORD decides such matters.
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