Psalm 95:5

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:1-11

XCV. A Hymn of Praise.— The greatness of God in nature. A warning from the history of Israel in the wilderness. There is no cogent reason for dividing the Ps. into two. For Massah and Meribah. see Exodus 17:1 ff. and Numbers 20:1 ff. Psalms 95:4 . heights: (not “ strength,” mg.) . The poet contrasts the deep places of the earth with the mountain peaks. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

INTRODUCTION“This Psalm is one of a series intended for the Temple worship, and possibly composed for some festal occasion. Both the joyfulness of its opening verses, and its general character, in which it resembles the 81st Psalm, would render it suitable for some of the great national feasts.“As to the date of its composition nothing certain can be said. The LXX call it a Psalm of David; and the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in making a quotation from the Psalm, uses the expression... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 95:1-11

Psalms 95:1-11 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, he made it: his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 95:1-11

The Jews with one consent refer this psalm to the days of the Messiah. St. Paul had therefore the fullest authority for addressing it to the Hebrews. It was composed by David, when God had put all adjacent nations under his power. Psalms 95:7 . We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. The Chaldee and the Vulgate read, “We are the people of his hand, and the sheep of his pasture.” He made us a people, and delivered us by his right hand, and he feeds us as sheep are fed in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 95:1-11

Psalms 95:1-11O come, let us sing unto the Lord. The grandest of creature servicesI. It is the most righteous. Adoration rendered to--1. The greatest Being.(1) Great in Himself (Psalms 95:3).(2) Great in His possessions (Psalms 95:4).2. The kindest Being.(1) He made us. Possessing reason, imagination, conscience, freedom, etc.(2) He supports us--provides for our necessities, watches over us, guides us through intricacies, and guards us from perils.(3) He delivers us. “The rock of our... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 95:5

Psalms 95:5The sea is His, and He made it. Considerations on the seaWhen we place ourselves upon the shore, and from thence behold that immense body of waters, stretching away on all sides, far as the eye can reach; and when we consider how large, a portion of the globe is covered in like manner; what a noble idea are we hereby enabled to form of the immensity of that Being who is said not only to weigh the mountains in a balance, but to take up the sea in the hollow of His hand! In whose sight... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 95:5

Psa 95:5 The sea [is] his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry [land]. Ver. 5. The sea is his, &c. ] Canute confuted his flatterers (who told him that all things in his dominions were at his beck and check) by laying his command on the sea to come up no higher into his land, but it obeyed him not. And his hands formed the dry land ] Worship him, therefore, Rev 4:8-11 read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 95:5

The sea is his: Heb. Whose the sea is, Psalms 33:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Job 38:10, Job 38:11, Proverbs 8:29, Jeremiah 5:22 hands: Proverbs 8:26 Reciprocal: Exodus 9:29 - that the earth Psalms 104:25 - this great Psalms 107:24 - his wonders Psalms 146:6 - the sea Psalms 148:5 - for he Jonah 1:9 - which Revelation 14:7 - worship read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 95:5

5. The sea… the dry land Another description comprehending the entire globe. The argument lies against the heathen notion of tutelary or local gods. God is supreme over all. Psalms 95:3. He rules in the mountain heights and in the lowest depths. Psalms 95:4. Comp. 1 Kings 20:23; 1 Kings 20:28. He rules over the sea and the dry land. read more

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