The big picture
Psalms 95 opens in verse 1 with “O come, let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 6 with “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”, and closes in verse 11 with “Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, hand, heart, joyful, noise. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Psalms · King James Version · 11Psalms 95:1-6
1–6: O come, let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the…
Psalms 95:1–6 opens with “O come, let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.” and reaches “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by LORD, joyful, noise.
Context that brings the passage to life
“O come, let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
Psalms 95:1-6
King James Version1O come, let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
3For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
4In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Psalms 95:7-11
7–11: For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep…
Psalms 95:7–11 opens with “For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye…” and reaches “Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by heart, people, enter.
Context that brings the passage to life
“For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.
Psalms 95:7-11
King James Version7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
8Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
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:
11Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Details worth noticing
The opening image
Psalms 95:1 begins with “O come, let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.”
Where the chapter turns
Psalms 95:6 forms a natural hinge: “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”
The final note
Psalms 95:11 leaves the reader with “Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.”
A word trail through the chapter
The words LORD, hand, heart, joyful, noise, people help reveal the chapter’s repeated concerns.
KJV words made clear
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Where readers differ
The chapter summary begins with what the passage says and how its parts fit together. It does not assume one denomination has already settled every question. Where a conclusion depends on a tradition, literary theory, or historical reconstruction, that dependence is named openly.
The KJV text is presented first. Interpretive conclusions are labeled, and differences are introduced only when they help a reader understand why serious communities do not always reach the same answer.
Comparative interpretive notes for this chapter are in preparation. Until reviewed notes are ready, this page separates the KJV text from summary and application without claiming that serious readers agree on every question.