Psalm 95:7-11 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:8

Verse 8 8.Harden not your heart, as in Meribah The Psalmist, having extolled and commended the kindness of God their Shepherd, takes occasion, as they were stiffnecked and disobedient, to remind them of their duty, as his flock, which was to yield a pliable and meek submission; and the more to impress their minds, he upbraids them with the obstinacy of their fathers. The term מריבה , Meribah, may be used appellatively to mean strife or contention; but as the Psalmist evidently refers to the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:9

Verse 9 9When your fathers tempted me, they proved me The Psalmist insinuates, as I have already remarked, that the Jews had been from the first of a perverse and almost intractable spirit. And there were two reasons which made it highly useful to remind the children of the guilt chargeable upon their fathers. We know how apt men are to follow the example of their predecessors; custom begets a sanction; what is ancient becomes venerable, and such is the blinding influence of home example, that... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:10

Verse 10 10.Forty years I strove with this generation (67) The Psalmist brings it forward as an aggravation of their perverse obstinacy, that God strove with them for so long a time without effect. Occasionally it will happen that there is a violent manifestation of perversity which soon subsides; but God complains that he had constant grounds of contention with his people, throughout the whole forty years. And this proves to us the incurable waywardness of that people. The word generation is... read more

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

Verse 11 11.Wherefore I have sworn in my wrath I see no objection to the relative אשר, asher, being understood in its proper sense and reading — To whom I have sworn. The Greek version, taking it for a mark of similitude, reads, As I have sworn But I think that it may be properly considered as expressing an inference or conclusion; not as if they were then at last deprived of the promised inheritance when they tempted God, but the Psalmist, having spoken, in the name of God, of that obstinacy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-7

The song of praise. This seems to terminate with the words, "We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

In the Septuagint the psalm is ascribed to David, and this view seems to have been taken by the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 4:7 ). But modern critics are generally of opinion that the style is not that of the Davidical psalms. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

The invitatory psalm. It has been thus called in Christian Liturgies throughout Christendom, and chiefly because of its fervent invitation to praise. But it is also an equally earnest invitation to hearken and to believe. Let us take that which stands at the beginning, and consider— I. THE INVITATION TO PRAISE . In this is shown: 1 . To whom the praise is to be rendered. It is to Jehovah, the Rock of our salvation. 2 . Think of the many ministries which the word " ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

Public worship-its necessity and advantage. I. ITS NATURE . 1 . Thanksgiving and praise. ( Psalms 95:1 , Psalms 95:2 .) We need special seasons for thinking over our privileges and cultivating gratitude, and the utterance of the spirit of praise. 2 . Adoration and prayer. ( Psalms 95:6 .) God's love thus a cause for our cleansing. Christ's promises and grace inexhaustible. Who can drink the river of his love dry? Confession and supplication. 3 . Listening to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:7

For he is our God. A second, and a more urgent, reason for worshipping God. Not only is he a "great God" ( Psalms 95:3 ), but he is also " our God"—our own God—brought into the closest personal relationship with us. And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand (comp. Psalms 74:1 ; Psalms 79:13 ; Psalms 80:1 , etc.). We are led by him, tended by him, fed by him, folded by him. We owe everything to his shepherding. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:7

Today . This word, standing prominently forward as it does, is a startling call, intimating that the time is come for a momentous decision. If ye will hear his voice. God is crying to his people—will they hear, or will they forbear? If the former, all will go well; if the latter, than assuredly they shall not enter into his rest. The "voice" intended proceeds to give the warning of Psalms 95:8-11 . read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:10

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:7

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