Psalms 95:11

Psalms 95:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter my rest."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)So in my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’”

Context of Psalms 95:11

9where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did. 10For 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.’ So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”

Psalms 95:11 word by word

אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי בְאַפִּ֑י אִם־יְ֝בֹא֗וּן אֶל־מְנוּחָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Unto whom I swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• in my wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• that they should not enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into my restמְנוּחָהmenûchâh menûchâh · restingH4496

Cross-references for Psalms 95:11

• Numbers 14:23not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it.
• Deuteronomy 1:34When the Lord heard what you said, he was angry and solemnly swore:
• Hebrews 3:11So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”
• Hebrews 4:3Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ” And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world.
• Genesis 2:2By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
• Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Hosea 4:4“But let no one bring a charge, let no one accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.
• Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Commentaries on Psalms 95:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Unto whom I sware in my wrath - See the notes at Hebrews 3:11. That they should not enter into my rest - Margin, as in Hebrew, “If they enter into my rest.” The “rest” here referred to was the land of Canaan. They were not permitted to enter there as a place of “rest” after their long and weary wanderings, but died in the wilderness. The meaning is not that none of them were saved (for we must hope that very many of them were brought to the heavenly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The generation of Israel that wandered in the wilderness for 40 years did not enter the place of rest that Israel enjoyed after conquering the land (1 Kings 8:56; see Deuteronomy 12:9). The Lord promised them the land and gave it to them (Isaiah 28:12), but they did not obey him (Isaiah 28:1). This warning reminds every generation of the need to obey with faith. The rest that God provides includes peace, provision, and protection (Psalm 132:14–18). The…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 95:11

• Oath
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sin
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Afflict
• Hear
• Prove
• Adoration
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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