Psalms 95:1-8

1 (94-1) Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour.

2 (94-2) Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

3 (94-3) For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

4 (94-4) For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.

5 (94-5) For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

6 (94-6) Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us.

7 (94-7) For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

8 (94-8) To day if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts:

Psalms 95:1-8 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.