Psalms 95:5

Psalms 95:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
• New International Version (NIV)The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land.

Context of Psalms 95:5

3For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4He holds in his hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains. The sea belongs to him, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land, too. 6Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, 7for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today!

Psalms 95:5 word by word

אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ הַ֭יָּם וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑הוּ וְ֝יַבֶּ֗שֶׁת יָדָ֥יו יָצָֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• his, and he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• it: and his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• formedיָצַרyâtsar · to form: formedH3335
• the dryיַבֶּ֫שֶׁתyabbesheth · dry landH3006

Cross-references for Psalms 95:5

• Psalms 33:7He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
• Genesis 1:9Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
• Job 38:10For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores.
• Proverbs 8:29I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,
• Jeremiah 5:22Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
• Proverbs 8:26before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil.

Commentaries on Psalms 95:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The sea is his - The sea and the dry land are equally his, for he has formed them both, and they are his property. He governs and disposes of them as he sees good. He is the absolute Master of universal nature. Therefore there is no other object of worship nor of confidence.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The sea is his - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Whose the sea is.” That is, The sea belongs to him, with all which it contains. And he made it - It is his, “because” he made it. The creation of anything gives the highest possible right over it. And his hands formed the dry land - He has a claim, therefore, that it should be recognized as his, and that all who dwell upon it, and derive their support from it, should acknowledge him as its great Owner and Lord.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5All creation exists because of the Lord alone, not because of many gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. The terms used describe the world in its whole extent, subject to God.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 95:5

• Continents
• God
• Sea

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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