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Psalms 95:11
11So I swore in my anger, “They will not enter my rest.”
Psalms 95:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
- New International Version (NIV)So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter my rest."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
Context of Psalms 95:11
9where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did. 10For forty years I was disgusted with that generation; I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray; they do not know my ways.” So I swore in my anger, “They will not enter my rest.”
Read all of Psalms 95Psalms 95:11 word by word
אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי בְאַפִּ֑י אִם־יְ֝בֹא֗וּן אֶל־מְנוּחָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 95:11
- Numbers 14:23will ever see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have despised me will see it.
- Deuteronomy 1:34“When the Lord heard your words, he grew angry and swore an oath:
- Hebrews 3:11So I swore in my anger, “They will not enter my rest.”
- Hebrews 4:3For we who have believed enter the rest, in keeping with what he has said, So I swore in my anger, “They will not enter my rest,” even though his works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
- Genesis 2:2On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths, “Which is the way to what is good?” Then take it and find rest for yourselves. But they protested, “We won’t!”
- Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Hosea 4:4But let no one dispute; let no one argue, for my case is against you priests.
- Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”
Commentaries on Psalms 95:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Unto whom I sware in my wrath - See the notes at Hebrews 3:11. That they should not enter into my rest - Margin, as in Hebrew, “If they enter into my rest.” The “rest” here referred to was the land of Canaan. They were not permitted to enter there as a place of “rest” after their long and weary wanderings, but died in the wilderness. The meaning is not that none of them were saved (for we must hope that very many of them were brought to the heavenly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The generation of Israel that wandered in the wilderness for 40 years did not enter the place of rest that Israel enjoyed after conquering the land (1 Kings 8:56; see Deuteronomy 12:9). The Lord promised them the land and gave it to them (Isaiah 28:12), but they did not obey him (Isaiah 28:1). This warning reminds every generation of the need to obey with faith. The rest that God provides includes peace, provision, and protection (Psalm 132:14–18). The…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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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
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