Psa 95:3-5, 7 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 3. For the Lord is a great God ] Or, "A great God is Jehovah, and a great King above all gods;" or, "God is a great King over all." The Supreme Being has three names here: EL, JEHOVAH, ELOHIM, and we should apply none of them to false gods . The first implies his strength ; the second his being and essence ; the third , his covenant relation to mankind. In public worship these are the views we should entertain of the Divine Being.

‏ Psalms 95:3-5

Verse 3. For the Lord is a great God] Or, "A great God is Jehovah, and a great King above all gods;" or, "God is a great King over all." The Supreme Being has three names here: EL, JEHOVAH, ELOHIM, and we should apply none of them to false gods. The first implies his strength; the second his being and essence; the third, his covenant relation to mankind. In public worship these are the views we should entertain of the Divine Being.

Verse 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.

Verse 5. The sea is his] The sea and the dry land are equally his, for he has formed them both, and they are his property. He governs and disposes of them as he sees good. He is the absolute Master of universal nature. Therefore there is no other object of worship nor of confidence.

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Verse 7. For he is our God] Here is the reason for this service. He has condescended to enter into a covenant with us, and he has taken us for his own; therefore-

We are the people of his pasture] Or, rather, as the Chaldee, Syriac, Vulgate, and AEthiopic read, "We are his people, and the sheep of the pasture of his hand." We are his own; he feeds and governs us, and his powerful hand protects us.

To-day if ye will hear his voice] To-day-you have no time to lose; to-morrow may be too late. God calls to-day; to-morrow he may be silent. This should commence the eighth verse, as it begins what is supposed to be the part of the priest or prophet who now exhorts the people; as if he had said: Seeing you are in so good a spirit, do not forget your own resolutions, and harden not your hearts, "as your fathers did in Meribah and Massah, in the wilderness;" the same fact and the same names as are mentioned Ex 17:7; when the people murmured at Rephidim, because they had no water; hence it was called Meribah, contention or provocation, and Massah, temptation.