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[a]Your deeds, O Lord, have caused me to exult;
    at the works of your hands I shout for joy:
How great are your deeds, O Lord!
    How profound are your thoughts!
[b]A senseless person cannot grasp this;
    a fool[c] is unable to comprehend it.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:5 God’s great deeds (of creating, redeeming, and ruling human beings) bring joy to the psalmist and all who have understanding through his grace.
  2. Psalm 92:7 Evildoers have no knowledge of the Lord’s deeds or his dispensing of justice; they are seemingly happy and prosperous now, but they will soon perish under the just judgment of the Lord.
  3. Psalm 92:7 Senseless person . . . fool: enemies of God and his faithful (see notes on Pss 14:1-2; see also Pss 37:33ff; 68:3; 83:4; 94:8-11).

How great are your works,(A) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!(B)
Senseless people(C) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(D)

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