God’s Word Translation
Psalms 95:2
2Let’s come into his presence with a song of thanksgiving. Let’s shout happily to him with psalms.
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
1Come, let’s sing joyfully to the Lord. Let’s shout happily to the rock of our salvation. Let’s come into his presence with a song of thanksgiving. Let’s shout happily to him with psalms. 3The Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods. 4In his hand are the deep places of the earth, and the mountain peaks are his.
Read all of Psalms 95Psalms 95:2 word by word
נְקַדְּמָ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּתוֹדָ֑ה בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת נָרִ֥יעַֽ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 95:2
- Psalms 7:7Let an assembly of people gather around you. Take your seat high above them.
- Psalms 100:2Serve the Lord cheerfully. Come into his presence with a joyful song.
- Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on top of Mount Zion. They will stream to it to enjoy the Lord’s blessings: fresh grain, new wine, and olive oil, lambs and calves. Their lives will be like well-watered gardens, and they will never suffer again.
- Psalms 17:13Arise, O Lord; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.
- Psalms 105:2Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has performed.
- James 5:13If any of you are having trouble, pray. If you are happy, sing psalms.
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
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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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