Psalms 95:1-6

1 Come, let's sing for joy to the Lord. Let's shout praises to the Rock who saves us.

2 Let's come to him with thanksgiving. Let's sing songs to him,

3 because the Lord is the great God, the great King over all gods.

4 The deepest places on earth are his, and the highest mountains belong to him.

5 The sea is his because he made it, and he created the land with his own hands.

6 Come, let's worship him and bow down. Let's kneel before the Lord who made us,

Psalms 95:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 95

This psalm, though without a title, was written by David, as appears from Heb 4:7, and to him the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions ascribe it. It belongs to the times of the Messiah, as Kimchi observes; the apostle applies it to the Jews of his time, and bespeaks them in the language of it, Heb 3:7-11, and in which time Israelites, believers in Christ, are called upon to serve and worship him, in consideration of his greatness in himself, and his goodness to them. Theodoret thinks that David spoke prophetically of King Josiah and his times; and wrote it in the person of him, and the priests of God.