Read psalm 95 commentary using the treasury of david. The psalmist was inviting his fellow jews to true worship. Psalms 95 definition and verses of bible references on psalms 95 using treasury of scripture knowledge bible concordance online. Commentary, psalm 95, jerome creach, preaching this week, 2011.
It is the day in which we have the opportunity to go on to the perfection that god wants us to achieve. David guzik commentary on psalm 95, a wonderful psalm filled with both a. Psalms 95 king james bible kjv book of psalms bible. The new international dictionary of new testament theology grand rapids. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. Psalms 95 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. This being a gospel psalm, we may very well suppose that it is the lord jesus whom we are here taught to praise. Study the bible online using commentary on psalm 95 and more. It is well paraphrased in our prayer book version, the strength of our salvation. That is when people gather before god, shout joyfully, and come before his presence with thanksgiving. Spurgeons treasury of david to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Psalm 95 twice the psalm calls the people to praise and worship god ps 95. The new strongs expanded exhaustive concordance of the bible.
Each psalm has its proper subject, which is some particular branch of the general argument, the establishment of the messiahs kingdom. It is true that this may merely signify that it is to be found in the collection known as davids psalms. It is ridiculous and dangerous for sheep not to listen to their shepherd. These six psalms, 95 to 100, form, if i mistake not, one entire prophetic poem, cited by st. It has been done by the jewish people many centuries longer than that. This theory, however compelling it may be, is not as certain as the role of psalm 95 in the book of psalms. This is a psalm that the commentators call a sabbath psalm. This psalm and the larger group of enthronement psalms appear in a section of the book of psalms book iv, psalms 90106 that seems to be organized to deal with the theological crisis of the babylonian exile in 587 b.
Psalm 95 niv come, let us sing for joy to the lord. Of course, anybody can do that in prayer as well, but this is a sabbath psalm. And their life will be like a watered garden, and they will never languish again. Commentary on psalms 95 by matthew henry blue letter bible. Free bible commentary on the book of psalms in easy english. Book 1 psalms 1 41 psalms 141 in one file or download in rtf format psalm 1. The last strophe warns the people to be more faithful than were their ancestors in the journey to the promised land ps 95. It has been a vital part of liturgies from ancient times. The intimacy between shepherd and sheep is strong and constant. Only one concordance includes the best of vines complete expository dictionary of old and new testament words. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms 95. Whenever we come into gods presence, we must come with thanksgiving.
Psalms 95 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. This may indicate that david the son of jesse was the unattributed author, but it is also possible that the author of hebrews simply referred to the book of psalms as davids book. The central theological message of psalm 95 is that the lord is a great king verse 3. Ask of me, and i shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. But it seems not improbable that the words in david mean simply the book of psalms, the whole being. Psalm chapter 95 matthew henry complete commentary on. It belongs to the times of the messiah, as kimchi observes. It is indicating an activity that is taking place on the sabbath. Psalms 95 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, spanning 23 volumes, covered the entire bible with verse by verse exposition. They are not only magnificent poetry but they are also. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary.
There are 150 poems in this book, which was written by david. This psalm, though without a title, was written by david, as appears from heb 4. Psalms 95, new international version niv the bible app. Psalm 95 has long been regarded as an invitation to worship. A canticle of david himself, when the house was built after the captivity. The psalmist is inviting you and me to true worship. The hebrew and greek dictionaries now have three times more word study information than any other edition. With crossreferences for verses, concordances make it easy to understand the meaning of terms and the context in which those words are used. Psalms 95 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible.
Let us come before him with thanksgivingand extol him with music and song. James montgomery boice observed regarding the commentary on psalm 95 in hebrews 3. For the lord is a great god and therefore is greatly. Psalms 95 for the expounding of this psalm we may borrow a great deal of light from the apostles discourse, hebrews 3. The rest in verse 11 of the psalm is not the land of israel. The psalm now before us is one that expresses the influences of the varied aspects of nature upon the culture of religions life and feeling see also psalms 19. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in its latin translation in the vulgate, this psalm is psalm 94 in a slightly different numbering system. Indeed, as noted above, in translating this passage into greek, the book of. For the expounding of this psalm we may borrow a great deal of light from the apostles discourse, heb. For the lord is a great god, and a great king above all gods. Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Psalm 95, catholic public domain version cpdv the bible app. Many hymns have been written based off of scriptures in psalms and the book is widely used during worship services.
Nov 20, 2011 this theory, however compelling it may be, is not as certain as the role of psalm 95 in the book of psalms. It is one of the royal psalms, psalm 9399, praising god as the king of his people. This is probably the most thorough citing of an old testament. Kjv, alternate versions, hebrew text with concordance, commentaries. The new strongs expanded exhaustive concordance of the. The ninetyfifth psalm is one of a series of psalms which the israelites sang together as they went up to the temple in jerusalem to worship. Psalm 95 questions warren wiersbe be bible study series. For the lord is a great god, and a great king above all gods 95.
Each of these is a demonstration and exhortation on how to worship. The book of psalms is one of the most popular books in the bible because it covers so many different topics on christian living. Psalm 95 overview this psalm has no title, and all we know of its authorship is that paul quotes it as in david. Psalms 95 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, spanning 23 volumes, covered the entire bible with verse by verse exposition hi. A bible concordance is an alphabetical listings of words and phrases found in the holy bible and shows where the terms occur throughout all books of scripture. This psalm is simply titled a psalm, and it is the only one given that simple title with no other explanation. Psalm 95 nkjv a call to worship and obedience oh bible. Psalm 95 serves as the introduction to a series of psalms devoted to the theme of worship and praise pss. The series begins with the ninetythird psalm and concludes with the one hundredth psalm. 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. Like psalm 96, it speaks of praise to god for his work of salvation in widening circles first israel, then all the earth, and finally all creation.