New English Translation
Psalms 95:1
1Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!
Psalms 95:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Context of Psalms 95:1
Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us! 2Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration! 3For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.
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לְ֭כוּ נְרַנְּנָ֣ה לַיהוָ֑ה נָ֝רִ֗יעָה לְצ֣וּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 95:1
- Psalms 34:3Magnify the Lord with me! Let’s praise his name together!
- Psalms 66:8Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!
- Psalms 107:8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
- Psalms 117:1Praise the Lord, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners!
- Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures!
- Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures.
- Psalms 148:11you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,
- Psalms 150:6Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 47:6Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing!
- Psalms 66:1Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 81:1Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob!
- Psalms 96:1Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
- Psalms 101:1I will sing about loyalty and justice! To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
- 1 Chronicles 16:9Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
- Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,
Commentaries on Psalms 95:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O come, let us sing - Let us praise God, not only with the most joyful accents which can be uttered by the voice; but let us also praise him with hearts tuned to gratitude, from a full sense of the manifold benefits we have already received. The rock of our salvation - The strong Fortress in which we have always found safety, and the Source whence we have always derived help for our souls. In both these senses the word rock, as applied to God, is used in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O come, let us sing unto the Lord - The word here rendered come, means properly “go;” but it is used here, as it often is, as a formula of invitation, in calling on others to share in what is done by the speaker. It is here to be understood as used by one portion of an assembly convened for worship addressing the other portion, and calling on them to unite in the praise of God. Let us make a joyful noise - The word used here means commonly to make a loud…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1part. An exhortation to praise God. (1-7) A warning not to tempt Him. (7-11) Verses 1-7 Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not want matter, it were well if we did not want a heart. How great is that God, whose the whole earth is, and the fulness thereof; who directs and disposes of all!, The Lord Jesus, whom we are here taught to praise, is a great God; the mighty God is one of his…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. 1-111. The terms used to express the highest kind of joy. rock--a firm basis, giving certainty of salvation (Psa 62:7).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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