American Standard Version
Psalms 95:10
10Forty years long was I grieved with that generation,And said, It is a people that do err in their heart,And they have not known my ways:
Psalms 95:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
- New International Version (NIV)For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)For forty years I loathed that generation and said, "They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’
Context of Psalms 95:10
8Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness; 9When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with that generation, And said, It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways: 11Wherefore I sware in my wrath, That they should not enter into my rest.
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אַרְבָּ֘עִ֤ים שָׁנָ֨ה׀ אָ֘ק֤וּט בְּד֗וֹר וָאֹמַ֗ר עַ֤ם תֹּעֵ֣י לֵבָ֣ב הֵ֑ם וְ֝הֵ֗ם לֹא־יָדְע֥וּ דְרָכָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 95:10
- Numbers 14:33And your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your whoredoms, until your dead bodies be consumed in the wilderness.
- Numbers 32:13And Jehovah’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of Jehovah, was consumed.
- Deuteronomy 1:3And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that Jehovah had given him in commandment unto them;
- Deuteronomy 2:14And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah sware unto them.
- Hebrews 3:9Where your fathers triedmeby proving me, And saw my works forty years.
- Genesis 6:6And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
- Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Isaiah 63:17O Jehovah, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
- Hebrews 3:10Wherefore I was displeased with this generation, And said, They do always err in their heart: But they did not know my ways;
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- Jeremiah 9:6Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
- John 3:19And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
- Romans 1:28And even as they refused to have God intheirknowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Commentaries on Psalms 95:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Forty years long - They did nothing but murmur, disbelieve, and rebel, from the time they began their journey at the Red Sea till they passed over Jordan, a period of forty years. During all this time God was grieved by that generation; yet he seldom showed forth that judgment which they most righteously had deserved. It is a people that do err in their heart - Or, according to the Chaldee, These are a people whose idols are in their hearts. At any rate…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Forty years long - All the time that they were in the wilderness. During this long period their conduct was such as to try my patience and forbearance. Was I grieved - The word used here - קוט qûṭ - means properly to loathe, to nauseate, to be disgusted with. It is translated “loathe” in Ezekiel 6:9; Ezekiel 20:43; Ezekiel 36:31; and grieved in Psalm 119:158; Psalm 139:21. It is here expressive of the strong abhorrence which God had of their conduct…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11If people want to enter into the Lord’s rest, they need to respond immediately (see Hebrews 3:7–4:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. warning against neglect; and this is sustained by citing the melancholy fate of their rebellious ancestors, whose provoking insolence is described by quoting the language of God's complaint (Nu 14:11) of their conduct at Meribah and Massah, names given (Ex 17:7) to commemorate their strife and contention with Him (Psa 78:18, 41).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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