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Psalm 92:8
But you, LORD, are on high forever more.
6A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:
7though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
8But you, LORD, are on high forever more.
9For behold, your enemies, LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.
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“But you” turns from the wicked flourishing like grass toward YHWH’s enduring supremacy, challenging how much weight their present success carries in your eyes.
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Acts 7:48However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,Both texts speak of God’s exalted position; Acts names him the Most High and says human hands cannot build his dwelling.
Psalm 7:17I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.Both psalms honor the LORD as exalted, with Psalm 7 expressing thanks and praise to his name as Most High.
Psalm 83:18that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.Both declare the LORD’s supremacy: Psalm 92 stresses its permanence, while Psalm 83 names its reach over all the earth.
Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”Both affirm the LORD’s greatness, expressed as being on high in Psalm 92 and greater than all gods in Exodus.
Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the children of men, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of …Both speak of God as exalted; Deuteronomy describes the Most High assigning nations their inheritance and setting their bounds.
Psalm 56:2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.The link is limited: Psalm 56 describes threatening enemies, while Psalm 92’s surrounding lines contrast enemies’ fate with the LORD’s enduring supremacy.
Psalm 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, Most High,The opening of Psalm 92 praises God as Most High, and verse 8 declares that his exalted position lasts forever.
Acts 12:22–24The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”The link is a contrast in exaltation: the crowd attributes a god’s voice to a man, while the psalm exalts the LORD.
Daniel 4:34–35At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and …Both praise God’s enduring supremacy: the LORD is on high forever, and the Most High’s dominion is everlasting.
Acts 12:1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.The connection is limited to power: Acts depicts a king exercising oppressive power, while the psalm declares the LORD’s enduring supremacy.
Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is …Both use the language of higher authority, though Ecclesiastes describes ranks of officials and Psalm 92 speaks of the LORD.
Daniel 5:18“To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.Both identify God as exalted; Daniel names him the Most High who gave Nebuchadnezzar his kingdom and greatness.
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The surrounding lines acknowledge that evildoers flourish and declare their destruction; no timetable is given for what troubles you today. YHWH remains on high forever.
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