Hebrews 3:7

Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith

3:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ¹ 

“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ² 

Hebrews 3:15

3:15 As it says, ³  “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁴  Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” ⁵ 

Hebrews 12:19

12:19 and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words ⁶  such that those who heard begged to hear no more. ⁷ 

Hebrews 12:26

12:26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.” ⁸ 

Hebrews 4:7

4:7 So God ⁹  again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David ¹⁰  after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, ¹¹  “O, that today you would listen as he speaks! ¹²  Do not harden your hearts.”

Hebrews 3:16

3:16 For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership? ¹³ 

Hebrews 12:25

12:25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Hebrews 11:4

11:4 By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith ¹⁴  he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith ¹⁵  he still speaks, though he is dead.

[3:7]  ¹ sn The following quotation is from Ps 95:7b-11.

[3:7]  ² tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[3:15]  ³ tn Grk “while it is said.”

[3:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[3:15]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 95:7b-8.

[12:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “a voice of words.”

[12:19]  ⁶ tn Grk “a voice…from which those who heard begged that a word not be added to them.”

[12:26]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.

[4:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:7]  ¹⁰ sn Ps 95 does not mention David either in the text or the superscription. It is possible that the writer of Hebrews is attributing the entire collection of psalms to David (although some psalms are specifically attributed to other individuals or groups).

[4:7]  ¹¹ tn Grk “as it has been said before” (see Heb 3:7).

[4:7]  ¹² tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[3:16]  ¹¹ tn Grk “through Moses.”

[11:4]  ¹³ tn Or “through his sacrifice”; Grk “through which.”

[11:4]  ¹⁴ tn Or “through his sacrifice”; Grk “through it.”