Psalms 95
DOYLYVer. 3. - above all gods.] Above all the powers of heaven and earth. Bp. Patrick.
Psalms 95:4
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- the strength of the hills] That is, the loftiest and largest hills. Dr. Hammond.
Psalms 95:6
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- let us kneel before the Lord] It is most becoming, on all occasions, to express religious feelings of the mind by suitable actions of the body; and, especially, to “kneel before the Lord our Maker” when we humbly pour forth to his sacred name the tribute of our prayers and adorations.
Psalms 95:7
- For he is our God; &c.] “For he is our God, we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand, if ye will hear his voice to-day;” that is, if ye will be his obedient people, He will continue to be your God. Or else, the word translated “if” may be rendered in the optative form; “O that you would hear his voice to-day,” saying unto you, “Harden not &c.” However this be, what follows to the end of the Psalm is undoubtedly spoken in the person of God Himself. Bp. Horne.
Psalms 95:8
8, 9. Harden not &c.] These verses allude to what passed at the place called Massah, and Meribah, from the people there striving with their God, notwithstanding all the mighty works which He had wrought for them before their eyes. Exod. xvii. 7. Bp. Horne.
Psalms 95:9
- When your fathers tempted me.] See the notes on Numb. xiv. 22.
Psalms 95:10
- – they have not known my ways.] They have not acknowledged my power and presence among them. Bp. Wilson.