Psalms · Chapter 95 of 150

Psalm 95

A warning not to tempt Him.

1O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. 5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, 8Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. 10Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

11Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

King James Version (1769) · public domain

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Psalm 95 commentary

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706), public domain.

Chapter Outline

part. An exhortation to praise God. (1-7)
  • A warning not to tempt Him. (7-11)
Verses 1-7 Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not want matter, it were well if we did not want a heart. How great is that God, whose the whole earth is, and the fulness thereof; who directs and disposes of all!, The Lord Jesus, whom we are here taught to praise, is a great God; the mighty God is one of his titles, and God over all, blessed for evermore. To him all power is given, both in heaven and earth. He is our God, and we should praise him. He is our Saviour, and the Author of our blessedness. The gospel church is his flock, Christ is the great and good Shepherd of believers; he sought them when lost, and brought them to his fold.

Key verses in Psalm 95

  • Psalms 95:1

    O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

  • Psalms 95:6

    O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

  • Psalms 95:7

    For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

  • Psalms 95:4

    In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

  • Psalms 95:3

    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.