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
Psalm 95:1-3 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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 95:2
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. Our first duty, when we come before God's presence, is to thank him (see the Exhortation in the Order for Daily Prayer). And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. A "psalm" is properly a "song of praise "—the natural concomitant of thanksgiving. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:3
For the Lord is a great God. Thanks and praise are due to God, in the first place, because of his greatness (see Psalm cf. 2). "Who is so great a god as our God?" ( Psalms 77:13 ); "His greatness is unsearchable" ( Psalms 145:3 ). And a great King above all gods; i.e. "a goat King above all other so called gods "—above the great of the earth ( Psalms 82:1 , Psalms 82:6 ), above angels ( Deuteronomy 10:17 ), above the imaginary gods of the heathen ( Exodus 12:12 ,... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:1
O come, let us sing unto the Lord - The word here rendered come, means properly “go;” but it is used here, as it often is, as a formula of invitation, in calling on others to share in what is done by the speaker. It is here to be understood as used by one portion of an assembly convened for worship addressing the other portion, and calling on them to unite in the praise of God.Let us make a joyful noise - The word used here means commonly to make a loud noise, to shout, Job 30:5. It is... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:2
Let us come before his presence - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prevent his face.” The word in Hebrew means literally to come before; to anticipate. It is the word which is commonly rendered “prevent.” See Job 3:12, note; Psalms 17:13, note; Psalms 59:10, note; 1 Thessalonians 4:15, note. Here it means to come before, in the sense of “in front of.” Let us stand before his face; that is, in his very presence.With thanksgiving - Expressing our thanks.And make a joyful noise unto him - The same word... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:3
For the Lord is a great God - For Yahweh is a great God. The object is to exalt Jehovah, the true God, as distinguished from all who were worshipped as gods. The first idea is that he is “great;” that he is exalted over all the universe; that he rules over all, and that he is to be worshipped as such.And a great King above all gods - This does not mean that he is a great ruler of all other gods, as if they had a real existence, but that he is king or ruler far above all that were worshipped as... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:1
Everybody called to praise God. The call to offer God joyful thanksgiving is made to everybody, without qualification or limitation. It may be that certain forms of Divine worship are properly reserved for those who are in certain states of mind, or have voluntarily entered into certain relations; but the common duties of thanksgiving rest on all humanity—the claims of the God of providence and mercy should be felt, and should be responded to, by every man made in the Divine image. A... read more