God’s Word Translation
Psalms 95:8
8“Do not be stubborn like ⌞my people were⌟ at Meribah, like the time at Massah in the desert.
Psalms 95:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- New International Version (NIV)“Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,
- English Standard Version (ESV)do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
Context of Psalms 95:8
6Come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel in front of the Lord, our maker, 7because he is our God and we are the people in his care, the flock that he leads. If only you would listen to him today! “Do not be stubborn like ⌞my people were⌟ at Meribah, like the time at Massah in the desert. 9Your ancestors challenged me and tested me there, although they had seen what I had done. 10For 40 years I was disgusted with those people. So I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts continue to stray. They have not learned my ways.’
Read all of Psalms 95Psalms 95:8 word by word
אַל־תַּקְשׁ֣וּ לְ֭בַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָ֑ה כְּי֥וֹם מַ֝סָּ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 95:8
- Exodus 8:15When Pharaoh saw that the plague was over, he became stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.
- 1 Samuel 6:6Why should you be as stubborn as the Egyptians and their Pharaoh were? After he toyed with the Egyptians, didn’t they send the Israelites on their way?
- Daniel 5:20But when he became so arrogant and conceited that he became overconfident, he was removed from the royal throne. His honor was taken away from him.
- Acts 19:9But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and had nothing good to say in front of the crowd about the way ⌞of Christ⌟, he left them. He took his disciples and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
- Hebrews 3:13Encourage each other every day while you have the opportunity. If you do this, none of you will be deceived by sin and become stubborn.
- Hebrews 12:25Be careful that you do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Your ancestors didn’t escape when they refused to listen to God, who warned them on earth. We certainly won’t escape if we turn away from God, who warns us from heaven.
- Exodus 17:2So they complained to Moses by saying, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why are you complaining to me? Why are you testing the Lord?”
- Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to trust me in spite of all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
- Numbers 20:13This was the oasis of Meribah [Complaining], where the Israelites complained about the Lord and where he showed them he was holy.
- Deuteronomy 1:34When the Lord heard what you said, he was angry and took this oath:
- Deuteronomy 6:16Never test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.
- Hebrews 3:8Don’t be stubborn like those who rebelled and tested me in the desert.
- Jude 1:5I want to remind you about what you already know: The Lord once saved his people from Egypt. But on another occasion he destroyed those who didn’t believe.
Commentaries on Psalms 95:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Harden not your heart - See this verse explained in the notes at Hebrews 3:8. As in the provocation - Margin, “contention.” The original is “Meribah.” See Exodus 17:7, where the original words Meribah, rendered here “provocation,” and “Massah,” rendered here “temptation,” are retained in the translation.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8To harden your hearts means to be stubborn and resist the Lord's grace (see Numbers 20:2–13; see also Matthew 13:3–23; John 12:37–43; Ephesians 4:17–32; Hebrews 3:6–19; 4:6–11).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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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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