Psalm 95:11 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 95:11

Psalms 95:11. Unto whom I sware in my wrath, &c. In my just displeasure, I passed an irreversible sentence upon them, and confirmed it by an oath: that they should not enter into my rest Into the promised land, so called Deuteronomy 12:9; 1 Chronicles 23:25, of which sentence, see Numbers 14:0. Now this case of the Israelites, who were prohibited from entering Canaan, is here applied by the psalmist. 1st, To those of their posterity who lived when this Psalm was composed, and they are... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

Psalms 95-96 God the creator of the universeSix psalms, 95 to 100, are grouped so as to form a series for use in temple worship. The first psalm opens by calling people to worship God because he is the saviour (95:1-2), the great God (3), the creator and controller of the universe (4-5), the maker of the human race (6) and, above all, the covenant Lord and shepherd of his people (7). Worship, however, must be joined to obedience. Israel’s experiences in the wilderness show that people might... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 95:11

Unto whom = Where: as in Psalms 95:9 (see note on "When", Psalms 95:9 ). Hebrew. 'asher. rest. The rest, thus lost, is to be yet found in the future (according to Hebrews 3:7-11 , Hebrews 3:15 ; Hebrews 4:3 , Hebrews 4:7 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 95:11

"Wherefore I sware in my wrath,That they should not enter into my rest."THE REST OF GODThis is no mere reference to the land of Canaan; It refers to the Great Salvation which God has provided for all mankind. Hebrews 4 exhorts all of us to take care that we should enter into that glorious rest. The author of Hebrews' tying this rest in with the "God's resting on the seventh day of creation" is one of the most instructive revelations in Holy Writ. The rest of God on the seventh day of creation... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 95:11

Psalms 95:11. Unto whom I sware— Wherefore I sware, &c. It is well known, that the land of Canaan was a type of heaven, where, after all his toils, the good and faithful servant is to enter into the joy of his Lord; and as those Israelites in the wilderness were not permitted to enter into the land of Canaan, because of their unbelief, their distrust in God's providence, and consequent disobedience; St. Paul hence takes occasion to exhort the Jews, Heb 2:1-4 to accept readily the terms... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:11

8-11. warning against neglect; and this is sustained by citing the melancholy fate of their rebellious ancestors, whose provoking insolence is described by quoting the language of God's complaint ( :-) of their conduct at Meribah and Massah, names given (Exodus 17:7) to commemorate their strife and contention with Him (Psalms 78:18; Psalms 78:41). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 95:1-11

Psalms 95The psalmist extolled Yahweh as the great King above all gods and urged the Israelites to worship Him alone rather than disbelieving Him. The Septuagint translators credited David with writing this psalm, which the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews followed (Hebrews 4:7). This is another "enthronement" psalm (cf. Psalms 47, 93, 96-99). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 95:7-11

2. Exhortation to believe the sovereign Lord 95:7b-11Israel, however, had been a wayward flock in the past. This led the writer to warn the people to avoid the sins that had resulted in the wilderness wanderings, "the world’s longest funeral march." [Note: Wiersbe, The . . . Wisdom . . ., p. 265.] At Meribah (lit. strife; Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:2-13) and Massah (lit. testing; Exodus 17:1-7) Israel tested God by demanding that He provide for them on their terms. They should have simply... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:1-11

This Ps. (the ’Venite,’ ’Invitatory Psalm’) consists of a call to praise God as King, as the Creator of the world, and the Shepherd of His people (Psalms 95:1-7), followed by a warning against unbelief, drawn from the fate of the rebellious Israelites in the wilderness (Psalms 95:7-11). There is nothing to mark its date, but like the other Pss. of the same group it may be referred to the days of the return from Babylon.4. Strength of the hills] RV ’heights of the mountains.’7. If ye will] RV... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 95:11

(11) I sware.—Numbers 14:21-27.Rest.—This is, of course, the Promised Land, as the context unmistakably shows. The freedom taken with the passage by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in order to make the psalm point us to a “future” rest, was such as Jewish doctors ordinarily used, and of which other instances occur in the New Testament—notably St. Paul’s argument in Galatians 3:16. read more