The mention of the guiding voice suggests to the poet to make God Himself address His people, and with this verse the Divine warning begins.
Provocation... temptation. — It is better to keep here the proper names Meribah and Massah (Exodus 17:1; Numbers 20:13 : comp. Deuteronomy 33:8).
HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART - See this verse explained in the notes at Hebrews 3:8. AS IN THE PROVOCATION ... - Margin, “contention.” The original is “Meribah.” See Exodus 17:7, where the original words Mer...
Psalms 95 In Anticipation of His Coming _ 1. Singing unto Him? (Psalms 95:1)_ 2. Let us worship and bow down (Psalms 95:6) It is a call to Israel in anticipation of the soon appearing of the expec...
XCV. A HYMN OF PRAISE. The greatness of God in nature. A warning from the history of Israel in the wilderness. There is no cogent reason for dividing the Ps. into two. For Massah and Meribah. see Exod...
IN THE PROVOCATION. at Meribah (Numbers 20:13). TEMPTATION. Massah (Exodus 17:7)....
DISCOURSE: 660 DEVOTION TO GOD RECOMMENDED AND ENFORCED Psalms 95:6. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pastur...
Psalms 92-97 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day. ANALYSIS Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King. Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King. Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the...
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, -Warning against hardening the heart, and so forfeiting the Lord's promised res...
95:8 Meribah, (d-7) Strife. Massah, (e-13) Temptation....
This Ps. (the 'Venite,' 'Invitatory Psalm') consists of a call to praise God as King, as the Creator of the world, and the Shepherd of His people (Psalms 95:1), followed by a warning against unbelief,...
IN THE PROVOCATION] RV 'at Meribah' (Numbers 20:13). TEMPTATION] RV 'Massah' (Exodus 17:7). 7-11. These vv. are quoted in Hebrews 3:7, and are the basis of the argument that follows....
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE! PSALMS 95 (THE SECOND *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus said, "Go and do not break God's rules again". ...
אַל ־תַּקְשׁ֣וּ לְ֭בַבְכֶם כִּ מְרִיבָ֑ה כְּ...
Psalms 95:1 THIS psalm is obviously divided into two parts, but there is no reason for seeing in these two originally unconnected fragments. Rather does each part derive force from the other; and noth...
PRAISE THE LORD AND TEMPT HIM NOT Psalms 95:1 This psalm is deeply inwoven into the life of the Church, because of the worshipful strain which pervades it, and also because of the illuminating manner...
We pause here to note a connection between a group of psalms, viz., Psalms 93:1; Psalms 94:1; Psalms 95:1; Psalms 96:1;...
(f) Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, [and] as [in] the day of temptation in the wilderness: (f) By the contemning of God's word....
_Sacrifices. Hebrew Mincha, "the oblation" of flour, &c., (Haydock) which denotes the blessed Eucharist, and the spiritual sacrifices of prayer, &c. (Menochius) --- Victims shall cease, but the pure o...
The Holy Ghost hath given his decided comment upon this scripture, with reference to the church, Hebrews 3:4, and adverts to the circumstances of Israel at the waters of Massah and Meribah, Exodus 17:...
8._Harden not your heart, as in Meribah _The Psalmist, having extolled and commended the kindness of God their Shepherd, takes occasion, as they were stiffnecked and disobedient, to remind them of the...
From Psalms 95 to 100 we have the progress of the introduction of the Only-begotten into the world most distinctly brought out; but here, all through, seen as Jehovah coming from heaven in judgment, a...
HARDEN NOT YOUR HEARTS,.... Against Christ, against his Gospel, against all the light and evidence of it. There is a natural hardness of the heart, owing to the corruption of nature; and an habitual h...
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, [and] as [in] the day of temptation in the wilderness: Ver. 8. _Harden not your heart_] By unbelief, and the deceitfulness of sin, Hebrews 3:12,13, which...
_Harden not your heart_ As if he had said, _If ye will hear his voice_, and profit by what you hear, then do not harden your hearts by obstinate unbelief and wilful disobedience, rebelling against the...
harden not your heart, as in the provocation, when the children of Israel contended with the Lord in the wilderness, at Meribah and Massah, Exodus 17:7, AND AS IN THE DAY OF TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNE...
ADMONITION TO PRAISE JEHOVAH AND HEAR HIS WORD. By comparing verse 8 of this psalm with Hebrews 4:7, we find that it should be ascribed to David, either written by him personally or by one of his sin...
PROVOCATION: _ Heb._ contention...
7-11 Christ calls upon his people to hear his voice. You call him Master, or Lord; then be his willing, obedient people. Hear the voice of his doctrine, of his law, and in both, of his Spirit: hear a...
HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART, by wilful disobedience and obstinate unbelief, rebelling against the light, and resisting the Holy Ghost, and his clear discoveries of the truth of the gospel. AS IN THE PROVOCA...
Psalms 95:8 harden H7185 (H8686) hearts H3824 rebellion H4808 day H3117 trial H4531 wilderness H4057 Harden -...
Psalms 95:1. _O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalm...
Psalms 95:1. _O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation._ The worship of God should always be joyful, hence there is to be much singing in it. God is...
CONTENTS: A call to praise God as our gracious benefactor. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: It is due our God and King that we should speak forth and sing forth His praises out of the abundanc...
The Jews with one consent refer this psalm to the days of the Messiah. St. Paul had therefore the fullest authority for addressing it to the Hebrews. It was composed by David, when God had put all adj...
_To-day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation._ TO-DAY I. The time specified--“To-day if ye will hear His voice.” This is the uniform time and tense of the Holy Gho...
_O come, let us sing unto the Lord._ THE GRANDEST OF CREATURE SERVICES I. It is the most righteous. Adoration rendered to-- 1. The greatest Being. (1) Great in Himself (Psalms 95:3). (2) Great in...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 95:1. This psalm encourages its singers to learn from the rebellion of a previous generation. They should faithfully heed God’s “voice” (vv. Psalm
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 95:7 Since worship includes the priests reading and explaining the Scriptures, the worshipers will HEAR HIS VOICE, but they must then believe and obey their great King. This secti...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is one of a series intended for the Temple worship, and possibly composed for some festal occasion. Both the joyfulness of its opening verses, and its general character, in wh...
EXPOSITION THIS is a liturgical psalm, probably composed for the temple service, and still used in the synagogue as one of the Friday evening Psalms which introduce the sabbath. The Western Church has...
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LOR...
1 Samuel 6:6; Acts 19:9; Daniel 5:20; Deuteronomy 1:34; Deuteronomy 1:35
Harden not — By obstinate unbelief. Provocation — In that bold and wicked contest with God in the wilderness. Temptation — In the day in which you tempted me....