Psalms 95:1-4

Psalm 95 ¹ 

95:1 Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord!

Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us! ² 

95:2 Let’s enter his presence ³  with thanksgiving!

Let’s shout out to him in celebration! ⁴ 

95:3 For the Lord is a great God,

a great king who is superior to ⁵  all gods.

95:4 The depths of the earth are in his hand, ⁶ 

and the mountain peaks belong to him.

[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.

[95:1]  ² tn Heb “to the rocky summit of our deliverance.”

[95:2]  ³ tn Heb “meet his face.”

[95:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “with songs of joy.”

[95:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “above.”

[95:4]  ⁶ tn The phrase “in his hand” means within the sphere of his authority.