Psalms 95:4

In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. IN HIS HAND ARE THE DEEP PLACES OF THE EARTH - literally, the places which have to be searched; the hidden deeps, as contrasted with those that meet the eye (Job 38:16; Jeremiah 31:37). THE STRENGTH OF THE HILLS IS HIS ALSO - rather 'the heights of the hills.' The Hebrew [ tow`ªpowt (H8443), from yaa`ap (H3286), to pant with weariness] is a poetical expression for the heights which can be only reached by a toilsome ascent: in contrast to "the deep places of the earth." Or else the reference is to the wealt...

1-7 Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not want matter, it were well if we did not want a heart. How great is that God, whose the whole earth is, and the fulness thereof; who directs and disposes of all!, The Lord Jesus, whom we are here taught to praise, is a great God; the mighty God is one of his titles, and God over all, blessed for evermore. To him all power is given, both in heaven and earth. He is our God, and we should praise him. He is our Saviour, and the Author of our blessedness. The gospel church is his flock, Christ is the great and good Shepherd of believers; he sought them when lost, and brought them to his fold....

Verse Psalms 95:4. _IN HIS HAND_ ARE _THE DEEP PLACES OF THE EARTH_] The greatest deeps are _fathomed by him_. _THE STRENGTH OF THE HILLS_ IS _HIS ALSO._] And to him the _greatest_ _heights_ are _accessible_....

IN HIS HAND - In his power, or under his control as his own. That is, he so possesses all things that they can be claimed by no other. His right over them is absolute and entire. ARE THE DEEP PLACES OF THE EARTH - The word used here - מחקר _mechqâr_ - means the interior, the inmost depth; that which is “searched out,” from - חקר _châqar_ - to search, search out, explore. The primary idea is that of searching by boring or digging; and the allusion here is to the parts of the earth which could be explored only by digging - as in mining, or sinking shafts in the earth. The meaning is, that all those places which lie beyond the ordinary power of observation in man are in the hand of God. He knows them as clearly as those which are most plain to human view; he possesses or owns them as his own as really as he does those which are on the su

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 adopted it into its daily "Order for Prayer"—a position which it continues to occupy in our own Matins. It consists of two parts (verses 1-7 and verses 7-11), so strongly contrasted, that separatist critics suggest an accidental combination of two quite unconnected fragments (Professor Cheyne). But a deeper and more penetrating exegesis sees in the composition two trains of thought, purposely set over against each other—one joyous, the other plaintive; one setting forth the "goodness" of God, the other his "severity" (Romans 11:22); one inviting to joy and thankfulness, the other to self-examination and repentance; one calling to mind God's greatness and loving

IN HIS HAND ARE THE DEEP PLACES OF THE EARTH,.... The "penetrals" c of it; not only what are penetrated by men, the minerals that are in it; but what are of such deep recess as to be penetrated only by the Lord himself; these are in the hands and power of Christ, which he can search into, discover, and dispose of; these are the foundations of the earth, which cannot be searched out beneath by men, Jeremiah 31:37, THE STRENGTH OF THE HILLS IS HIS ALSO; or, "the wearinesses" d of them, the tops e of them, which make a man weary to go up unto, they are so high; the Targum is, "the strengths of the height of the hills;'' which takes in both ideas, both the height and strength of them. The hills, that are both high and strong, are set fast by his power, and are at his command; and bow and tremble before him, whom men ought to worship....

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 not like Baal, who can be worshipped with crying and lamentation, and the cutting of the flesh with knives. We who believe in him regard him not as the destroyer or the avenger, but as «the rock of our salvation.» You who have hidden in that rock can truly praise him. Psalms 95:2. _Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,_ Let us not be afraid to stand in the immediate presence of God; on the other hand, let us not worship him with lightness and frivolity, but let us come before his presence with due reverence and solemnity; and when we come, let it be «with thanksg

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 expected Saviour-King. The next Psalm will show that He has come. How are they, His people, to welcome Him? With singing, with confession (this is the literal translation of thanksgiving in Psalms 95:2), with worship and prostration. And there is the warning now not to harden their hearts, not be like their fathers who could not enter into His rest. His people must welcome Him as a willing, as an obedient people and such will be the

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 Exodus 17:1 ff. and Numbers 20:1 ff. PSALMS 95:4. HEIGHTS: (not strength, _mg.)._ The poet contrasts the deep places of the earth with the mountain peaks....

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 Lawless. Psalms 95: InvitationO Come! Come in! Warning: Harden not your Hearts! Psalms 96: The Land called upon to Sing to Jehovah, and to Proclaim his Kingship to the Nations. Psalms 97: Third ProclamationDecisive Results, by way of Joy, Fear. Conviction, Shame, Homage, Th