New English Translation
Psalms 95:2
2Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration!
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 for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us! Let’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. 4The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
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נְקַדְּמָ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּתוֹדָ֑ה בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת נָרִ֥יעַֽ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 95:2
- Psalms 7:7The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!
- Psalms 100:2Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!
- Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the Lord provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.
- Psalms 17:13Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!
- Psalms 105:2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
- James 5:13Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.
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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