Psalm 95:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:6

Public worship. "O come, let us worship." This sublime psalm belongs to the Christian Church no less than to ancient Israel; in a sense, more. For the series of psalms to which it belongs have a prophetic character—they look forward to the kingdom and gospel of Christ. Times without number chanted by white-robed priests and Levites in the temple court, to the clang of trumpets, harps, and cymbals, they nevertheless outstretch the narrow bounds of the old covenant. In Psalms 100:1-5 (the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 95:6

Associated and public prayer. 1 . In meeting together for public prayer, we follow the impulses of our own hearts, as well as obey the commands of our God. Prayer and worship are connected with our whole relation to God. God is in direct relation to the spirits that we are. We feel this, and therefore we must pray for spiritual blessings. God is in direct relation to the bodies that we have. They are his making, the care of his providence. They are subject to weariness and disease;... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:6

O come, let us worship and bow down - Let us worship him by bowing down; by prostrating ourselves before him. The word here rendered “come” is not the same which is used in Psalms 95:1. Its literal meaning is “come,” and it is an earnest exhortation to come and worship. It is not a particle merely calling attention to a subject, but it is an exhortation to approach - to enter - to engage in a thing. The word rendered “worship,” means properly to bow down; to incline oneself; and then, to bow or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 95:6

Psalms 95:6. O come, let us worship and bow down Let us not be backward, then, to comply with this invitation; but let us all, with the lowest prostrations, devoutly adore this great and glorious Being. Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker With humble reverence, and a holy awe of him; as becomes those who know what an infinite distance there is between us and him, how much we are in danger of his wrath, and in how great need we stand of his mercy. The posture of our bodies, indeed, by... 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 95:6

"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:For he is our God,And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.Today, oh that ye would hear his voice.""Oh come" (Psalms 95:6) in the Latin is Venite, adopted as the opening word of the chorus in the famed Latin hymn, Adeste Fideles, "Oh Come All Ye Faithful,"[5] in which hymn the line, Venite Adoremus, is repeated three times."The people of his pasture" (Psalms 95:7). We might have expected "sheep... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 95:6

6. come—or, "enter," with solemn forms, as well as hearts. 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 95:6-7

God was Israel’s Maker in a double sense. He created the nation and He redeemed it (cf. Deuteronomy 32:6). He was also Israel’s Shepherd, and the Israelites were His sheep. read more

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