Psalm 95:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:5

The sea is his - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Whose the sea is.” That is, The sea belongs to him, with all which it contains.And he made it - It is his, “because” he made it. The creation of anything gives the highest possible right over it.And his hands formed the dry land - He has a claim, therefore, that it should be recognized as his, and that all who dwell upon it, and derive their support from it, should acknowledge him as its great Owner and Lord. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 95:4-5

Psalms 95:4-5. In his hand Under his government, and in his possession; are the deep places of the earth With all the treasures they contain; even those parts which are far out of men’s sight and reach. The strength of the hills Which, with majestic pride, tower above, and lift up their heads to heaven; is his also Even the highest and strongest mountains are under his feet, and at his disposal. The sea is his With its unnumbered waves, which roll in perpetual motion round the... 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 95:5

hands. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 95:5

"The sea is his, and he made it;And his hands formed the dry land."When Jonah was confronted by his fellow ship-mates who demanded to know who he was, he replied, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah the God of heaven and earth, who made the sea and the dry land" (Jonah 1:9). These words of God's praise were often used in Israel. 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

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

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