Psalms 95:10

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

8He says, ‘Do not refuse to obey me, like my people did at Meribah. They also did that one day at Massah, in the desert. 9Your ancestors tested me there, to see if I would punish them. But they had already seen the great things that I had done for them! So I was angry with those people all the time for 40 years. I said, “These people love to go the wrong way. They refuse to follow my ways.” 11I was very angry and I promised, “They will never come into my place of rest.” ’

Psalms 95:10 word by word

אַרְבָּ֘עִ֤ים שָׁנָ֨ה׀ אָ֘ק֤וּט בְּד֗וֹר וָאֹמַ֗ר עַ֤ם תֹּעֵ֣י לֵבָ֣ב הֵ֑ם וְ֝הֵ֗ם לֹא־יָדְע֥וּ דְרָכָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• long was I grievedקוּטqûţ · feel a loathingH6962
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• a peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that do errתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• in their heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and they have not knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• my waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870

Cross-references for Psalms 95:10

• Numbers 14:33Your children will be shepherds in the desert for 40 years. Because you did not trust me, your children will have trouble. That will continue until all your dead bodies are lying in the desert.
• Numbers 32:13At that time, the Lord was angry with all the Israelites. He caused them to travel in the desert for 40 years. After that, all the men who had turned against him were dead.’
• Deuteronomy 1:3Moses spoke to the Israelites on the first day of the 11th month, in the 40th year of their journey. He told the Israelites the message that the Lord had commanded him to speak.
• Deuteronomy 2:1438 years had passed since we left Kadesh-Barnea. By the time we crossed the Zered valley, all the men who had been old enough to fight had now died. The Lord had said that this would happen.
• Hebrews 3:9For 40 years your ancestors saw the great things that I did. But still they did not obey me.
• Genesis 6:6The Lord was sorry that he had made humans and put them on the earth. He became very upset.
• Ephesians 4:30Do not do anything that will make God's Holy Spirit sad. God gave his Holy Spirit to you to show that you belong to him. As a result you know that God will make you completely free one day.
• Isaiah 63:17Lord, why do you cause us to turn away from your ways? You make our minds become hard, so that we do not obey you. Please come back to help us, because we are your servants. We are the tribes that you have chosen for yourself!
• Hebrews 3:10That is why I became angry with them. I said, “They always want to do what is wrong. They refuse to understand my message.”
• Proverbs 1:7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.
• Jeremiah 9:6They hurt and they deceive each other. They do that more and more. They refuse to respect me.’ That is what the Lord says.
• John 3:19God's Son has brought light into the world. But some people did not love the light. They loved the dark instead. That was because they were doing evil things. That is why God has decided to punish those people.
• Romans 1:28Those people decided that they did not need to know anything about God. So God let their minds become spoiled. As a result, they do bad things that people ought not to do.

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

Topics related to Psalms 95:10

• Anthropomorphisms
• Blindness
• Heart
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sin
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Afflict
• Hear
• Prove
• Adoration
• Err; Error
• Grief; Grieve
• 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