Psalm 95:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 95:1-3

Psalms 95:1-3. O come, let us sing, unto the Lord, &c. Thus the pious Jews, in ancient times, exhorted and excited each other to employ their voices in honour of Jehovah, and to celebrate the rock of their salvation And Christians are now called upon to stir up each other to the same blessed work, in the same or similar language. For the Lord is a great God And therefore is greatly to be praised; and a great King A great sovereign, even the universal Lord of all nations and... 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 95:3

GOD. Hebrew EL App-4 . gods = rulers, or judges. Hebrew. elohim. App-4 . See note on Exodus 22:9 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:3

3. above . . . gods—esteemed such by men, though really nothing (Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 10:10-15). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 95:1-7

1. Exhortation to praise the sovereign Lord 95:1-7a 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 95:3-5

The greatness of Yahweh comes through in His superiority over all the so-called gods the heathen worshipped. They venerated gods that supposedly ruled the caves of the earth and others that they thought lived in the mountains. Still others received credit for controlling the seas and others the land. However, Yahweh is the King of them all. That is, He is the real ruler. 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 95:3

(3) Above all gods.—Not here angelic beings, but the gods of surrounding tribes, as accurately explained in Psalms 96:4-5. (Comp. Exodus 15:11; Exodus 18:11.) Commentators vex themselves with the difficulty of the ascription of a real existence to these tribal deities in the expression,” King above all gods.” But how else was Israel constantly falling into the sin of worshipping them? It was in the inspired rejection of them as possessing any sovereign power, and in the recognition of Jehovah’s... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 95:1-11

Psalms 95:0 This Psalm, the Venite exultemus Domino, 'O come, let us sing unto the Lord,' was the chant of the Templars, the Knights of the Red Cross, when during the Crusades they entered into battle with the Saracens for the conquest of Jerusalem. In a different spirit the great missionary, Christian Schwartz, took the 6th verse, and put it over the entrance of his new church in Tranquebar: 'O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker'. He called the church... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 95:1-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 95:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 95:1-7

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 95:3-5

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 95:3

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 95:1-11

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