Psalms 95:2

Psalms 95:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
• New International Version (NIV)Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

Context of Psalms 95:2

1Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah; Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods. 4In his hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the mountains are his also.

Psalms 95:2 word by word

נְקַדְּמָ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּתוֹדָ֑ה בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת נָרִ֥יעַֽ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• comeקָדַםqâdam · to meetH6923
• presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426

Cross-references for Psalms 95:2

• Psalms 7:7And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And over them return thou on high.
• Psalms 100:2Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
• Jeremiah 31:12And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of Jehovah, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
• Psalms 17:13Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
• Psalms 105:2Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works.
• James 5:13Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

Commentaries on Psalms 95:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let us come before his presence - פניו panaiv, his faces, with thanksgiving, בתודה bethodah, with confession, or with the confession-offering. Praise him for what he has all ready done, and confess your unworthiness of any of his blessings. The confession-offering, the great atoning sacrifice, can alone render your acknowledgment of sin and thanksgiving acceptable to a holy and just God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let us come before his presence - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prevent his face.” The word in Hebrew means literally to come before; to anticipate. It is the word which is commonly rendered “prevent.” See Job 3:12, note; Psalm 17:13, note; Psalm 59:10, note; 1 Thessalonians 4:15, note. Here it means to come before, in the sense of “in front of.” Let us stand before his face; that is, in his very presence. With thanksgiving - Expressing our thanks. And make a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11This call to worship urges the people to respond to the Lord, the Shepherd, and to follow him faithfully. The previous generation, who refused to obey, did not receive the blessings of the promised land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. come ... presence--literally, "approach," or, meet Him (Psa 17:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 95:2

• Music
• Praise
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Afflict
• Hear
• Prove
• Adoration
• Presence
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 95

• 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