Psalms 95 · Verse 7

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 95:7, King James Version

Psalms 95:7 in other translations

BSBFor He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
WEBfor he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice!
ASVFor he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice!
YLTFor He is our God, and we the people of His pasture, And the flock of His hand, To-day, if to His voice ye hearken,
DARBYFor he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. To-day if ye hear his voice,
BBEFor he is our God; and we are the people to whom he gives food, and the sheep of his flock. Today, if you would only give ear to his voice!
WebsterFor 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,

What does Psalms 95:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. This relation illustrates our entire dependence (compare Psa 23:3; 74:1). The last clause is united by Paul (He 3:7) to the following (compare Psa 81:8),

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 For he is our God - Here is the reason for this service. He has condescended to enter into a covenant with us, and he has taken us for his own; therefore: - We are the people of his pasture - Or, rather, as the Chaldee, Syriac, Vulgate, and Ethiopic read, "We are his people, and the sheep of the pasture of his hand." We are his own; he feeds and governs us, and his powerful hand protects us. To-day if ye will hear his voice - To-day-you have no time to lose; to-morrow may be too late. God calls to-day; to-morrow he may be silent. This should commence the eighth verse, as it begins what is supposed to be the part of the priest or prophet who now exhorts the people; as if he had said: Seeing you are in so good a spirit, do not forget your own resolutions, and harden not your hearts, "as your fathers did in Meribah and Massah, in the wilderness;" the same fact and the same names as are mentioned Exo 17:7; when the people murmured at Rephidim, because they had no water; hence it was called Meribah, contention or provocation, and Massah, temptation.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 95:1-11

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…

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Psalms 95:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֘יkiforH3588
ה֤וּאhu'heH1931
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu[is] God ourH430
וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuand weH587
עַ֣ם'am[are] [the] people ofH5971
מַ֭רְעִיתוֹmar.'i.topasture hisH4830
וְצֹ֣אןve.Tzonand [the] flock ofH6629
יָד֑וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
הַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
אִֽם\־'im-ifH518
בְּקֹל֥וֹbe.ko.Loto voice hisH6963
תִשְׁמָֽעוּ\׃tish.Ma.'uyou will listenH8085

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Cross references for Psalms 95:7

  • Hebrews 4:7

    Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

  • Hebrews 3:15

    While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

  • Revelation 3:20

    Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

  • Hebrews 3:7-11

    Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. …

  • John 10:14-16

    I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

  • Psalms 48:14

    For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

  • 1 Peter 2:25

    For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

  • Psalms 74:1

    Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

  • Psalms 79:13-80:1

    So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

  • Ezekiel 34:30-31

    Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God. And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

  • Acts 20:28

    Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

  • Exodus 15:2

    The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For he.
48:14; 67:6; 115:3; Ex 15:2; 20:2; Jer 31:33; Heb 11:16
people.
23:1; 79:13; 80:1; 100:3; Isa 40:10,11; Eze 34:30,31; Joh 10:3,4
Joh 10:14-16; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 2:25
To day.
Heb 3:7,13,15; 4:7
if ye.
Pr 8:6; Isa 55:3; Mt 3:2,3; 17:5; Re 3:20

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Context

  • 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 95:8

    Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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Psalms 95:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque él es nuestro Dios; nosotros el pueblo de su dehesa, y ovejas de su mano. Si hoy oyereis su voz,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car c’est lui qui est notre Dieu; et nous, nous sommes le peuple de sa pâture et les brebis de sa main. Aujourd’hui, si vous entendez sa voix,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn er ist unser Gott, und wir sind das Volk seiner Weide und die Herde seiner Hand. -Heute, wenn ihr seine Stimme höret,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Afferte Domino, patriæ gentium, afferte Domino gloriam et honorem;