Psalm 92 | Patterns In The Bible
Psalm 92
“Psalm 92 functions as a theological response to the exile by declaring that a seemingly disordered world remains ordered and governed by God "on high."
The carefully structured format of the psalm complements the repeated references to creation. The appearance of 7 couplets/ triplets on either side of the monocolon (v. 9) along with the heptad of the divine name is suggestive of creation/ Sabbath themes.
As noted above, the psalmist employs more overt creation language in an effort to make explicit what the psalm's structure can only communicate implicitly: the world remains ordered at the hands of its Creator.
The psalmist also considers the fate of the wicked and the righteous as evidence that a certain order remains in place: for the wicked, destruction, and for the righteous, full life. This fundamental order is grounded in the claims associated with temple theology, and in particular, the cosmic mountain.
And the three titles employed for Yahweh in the psalm confirm that the one who inhabits the cosmic mountain is indeed the one who rules on high; the one who rules on high, Yahweh, is the guarantor of an ordered world.”
Source: Tucker Jr, W. D. (2019). The Ordered World of Psalm 92. Old Testament Essays, 32(2), 358-377. [PDF]
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Psalm 92: 12-15
[12] The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
[13] They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God.
[14] They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,
[15] to declare that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.