Psalm 92

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). The extant palimpsest Aq includes a translation into Koine Greek by Aquila of Sinope in CE, containing verses 1–10. == Uses ==

Judaism Psalm 92 is recited three times during Shabbat: • Part of Kabbalat Shabbat. This recitation officially ushers in Shabbat in most communities. • During Pesukei Dezimra on Shabbat morning. (It is also recited in Pesukei Dezimra on Jewish holidays that occur on a weekday, although some communities omit the first verse.) • The song of the day in the Shir Shel Yom of Shabbat. • Some communities recite it immediately after the Torah reading at Mincha on Shabbat. Verse 1 is part of Mishnah Tamid 7:4 and of Tamid 33b:11 in the Talmud. Verse 1—and, sometimes, verse 2—is mentioned during Yotzer ohr (), the first of two blessings said before the recitation of Shema Yisrael () on Shabbat morning. According to Midrash Tanhuma "Bereshit" (Genesis) 25:5, Psalm 92 was sung by Adam in Gan Eden (). Adam was created on Friday, and he said this psalm on the onset of the Shabbat. It is not a psalm that speaks about the Shabbat, but one that was said on the Shabbat: this was Adam's first day of existence, and he marveled at the work of the Creator. Christianity In the Catholic Church, Psalm 92 is appointed to be read at Lauds (Morning Prayer) on Saturday in the fourth week of the month. == Musical settings==

A 1966 hymn by Rolf Schweizer, "Das ist ein köstlich Ding, dem Herren danken", paraphrases verses from Psalm 92; it became part of the German Protestant hymnal, Evangelisches Gesangbuch, as G 285. Heinrich Schütz set the Psalm 92 in a metred version in German as part of the Becker Psalter, first published in 1628, "Es ist fürwahr ein köstlich Ding", SWV 190. The psalm was set to music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier in Latin, Bonum est confiteri Domino, H.195, for soloists, choir, 2 treble viols or violins and continuo (1687–88). Dmitry Bortniansky wrote a setting in Old Church Slavonic, his Concerto No. 18, "Blago jest ispovjedatsja" ("It Is Good To Praise the Lord"). The psalm was set by Franz Schubert in 1828 Hebrew for Salomon Sulzer, (). The Requiem Ebraico (Hebrew Requiem) (1945) by Austrian-American composer Eric Zeisl, a setting of Psalm 92 dedicated to the memory of the composer's father "and the other countless victims of the Jewish tragedy in Europe", is considered the first major work of Holocaust commemoration. American composers Mark Alburger, Gertrude Rohrer, and Margaret Vardell Sandresky have also composed musical settings. Norma Wendelburg wrote a setting in English, It is Good, for women's chorus and organ or piano in 1973. ==Text==

The following table shows the Hebrew text of the Psalm with vowels, alongside the Koine Greek text in the Septuagint and the English translation from the King James Version. Note that the meaning can slightly differ between these versions, as the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text come from different textual traditions. In the Septuagint, this psalm is numbered Psalm 91. Verse 1 :It is good to give thanks to the Lord, ::And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Franz Delitzsch, who sub-titles this psalm "sabbath thoughts", observes that honouring the Sabbath "is good ... not merely good in the eyes of God, but also good for man, beneficial to the heart, pleasant and blessed". ==Notes==