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Psalms 95:11
11So in my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’”
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.
- New International Version (NIV)So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter 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.’ ”
Context of Psalms 95:11
9For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they saw everything I did. 10For forty years I was angry with them, and I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.’ So in my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’”
Read all of Psalms 95Psalms 95:11 word by word
אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי בְאַפִּ֑י אִם־יְ֝בֹא֗וּן אֶל־מְנוּחָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 95:11
- Numbers 14:23They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it.
- Deuteronomy 1:34“When the Lord heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore,
- Hebrews 3:11So in my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’”
- Hebrews 4:3For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, “In my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest,’” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world.
- Genesis 2:2On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’
- Matthew 11:28Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
- Hosea 4:4“Don’t point your finger at someone else and try to pass the blame! My complaint, you priests, is with you.
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds 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
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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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