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Psalms 92:1–3

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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,
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
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From verse 1

  1. Psalms 147:1Rank 1 from verse 1
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

  2. Psalms 107:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  3. Ephesians 5:19Rank 3 from verse 1
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    19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

  4. Psalms 107:21–22Rank 4 from verse 1
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    21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

    22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

  5. Psalms 135:3Rank 5 from verse 1
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    3Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

From verse 2

  1. Lamentations 3:22–23Rank 1 from verse 2
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    22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

    23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

  2. Psalms 89:1–2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    1I WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

    2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

  3. John 1:17Rank 3 from verse 2
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    17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

  4. Isaiah 63:7Rank 4 from verse 2
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    7¶ I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

  5. Psalms 42:8Rank 5 from verse 2
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    8Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 33:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  2. 1 Chronicles 13:8Rank 2 from verse 3
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    8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

  3. 2 Chronicles 23:5Rank 3 from verse 3
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    5And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

  4. Nehemiah 12:27Rank 4 from verse 3
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    27¶ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

  5. Psalms 68:25Rank 5 from verse 3
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    25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

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Psalms 92:1

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sing

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To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praises

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Sense 1: Expressions of approval, honour, or commendation. Sense 2: Commends, extols, or glorifies.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

most High

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A title of God as the supreme ruler, who rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomsoever he will.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 92:2

COMBINED MEANING

shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 92:3

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

instrument

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Sense 1: A tool or implement by which work is performed or an effect produced. Sense 2: A device constructed to produce music.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

strings

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1. Cords or lines, including bowstrings. 2. By figure, a restraint or impediment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

harp

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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

solemn

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Formally appointed or observed; sacred, grave, serious, or belonging to a set assembly, feast, or occasion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sound

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Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

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2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

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3Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

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4For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

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