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.
• 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

9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. 10Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

Psalms 95:11 word by word

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

• 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 14:23Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
• Deuteronomy 1:34And Yhwh heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
• Hebrews 3:11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
• Hebrews 4:3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
• Genesis 2:2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
• Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Yhwh, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
• Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Hosea 4:4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
• Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do 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