시편 Chapter 95

Translation: ESV

1

Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Key Message

Coming together in joy to God who is the rock of our salvation is the beginning of worship.

▸This is an invitation to communal worship.

This is an invitation to communal worship. 'Oh come (lechu)' — let us come together. An invitation to approach the LORD not alone but as a community. 'The rock of our salvation (tsur yeshu'enu)' — the firm and unchanging one who saves us. Worship begins with a joyful shout.

Related Verses

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, 'Today, if you hear his voice.'
3

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Key Message

The LORD is a great King above all gods — this supremacy is the basis for worship.

▸This is the basis for praise.

6

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

Key Message

The posture that creatures must take before their Creator is humbly kneeling and worshiping.

▸A second invitation to worship (following verse 1).

7

For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

Key Message

We are the sheep of God's pasture, and there is an urgency to hear his voice today.

▸God and our relationship are depicted with the image of shepherd and sheep.

8

do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Key Message

Not hardening the heart when there is an opportunity to hear God's voice is the core of faith.

▸This is a warning.