Text -- Psalms 95:1-5 (NET)

Psalm 95

95:1 Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us! 95:2 Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration! 95:3 For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods. 95:4 The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 95:5 The sea is his, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 95:1

¹ sn Psalm 95. The psalmist summons Israel to praise God as the creator of the world and the nation’s protector, but he also reminds the people not to rebel against God.

² tn Heb “to the rocky summit of our deliverance.”

NET Notes: Psa 95:2

¹ tn Heb “meet his face.”

² tn Heb “with songs of joy.”

NET Notes: Psa 95:3

¹ tn Heb “above.”

NET Notes: Psa 95:4

¹ tn The phrase “in his hand” means within the sphere of his authority.