Psalms 95:1-7

Praise to the LORD, and Warning against Unbelief.

1 O come, let us ¹sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to ²the rock of our salvation.

2 Let us ³come before His presence ⁴with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him ⁵with psalms.

3 For the LORD is a ⁶great God And a great King ⁷above all gods,

4 In whose hand are the ⁸depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also.

5 The sea is His, for it was He ⁹who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.

6 Come, let us ¹⁰worship and bow down, Let us ¹¹kneel before the LORD our ¹²Maker.

7 For He is our God, And ¹³we are the people of His ¹⁴pasture and the sheep of His hand. ¹⁵Today, if you would hear His voice,

Psalms 95:1-7 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.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 66:1; Psalms 81:1
• 2. Psalms 89:26
• 3. Micah 6:6
• 4. Psalms 100:4; Psalms 147:7; Jonah 2:9
• 5. Psalms 81:2; Ephesians 5:19; James 5:13
• 6. Psalms 48:1; Psalms 135:5; Psalms 145:3
• 7. Psalms 96:4; Psalms 97:9
• 8. Psalms 135:6
• 9. Genesis 1:9, 10; Psalms 146:6; Jonah 1:9
• 10. Psalms 96:9; Psalms 99:5, 9
• 11. 2 Chronicles 6:13; Daniel 6:10; Philippians 2:10
• 12. Psalms 100:3; Psalms 149:2; Isaiah 17:7; Hosea 8:14
• 13. Psalms 79:13
• 14. Psalms 74:1
• 15. Heb 3:7-11, 15; Hebrews 4:7

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "a song of thanksgiving"
• [b]. Or "songs" (with instrumental accompaniment)
• [c]. Lit "Who has the sea"
• [d]. Lit "pasturing"
• [e]. Or "O that you would obey"