Psalms 95:4-5

4 In whose hand are the ¹depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also.

5 The sea is His, for it was He ²who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.

Psalms 95:4-5 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 135:6
• 2. Genesis 1:9, 10; Psalms 146:6; Jonah 1:9

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "Who has the sea"