Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 95
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 95
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 95
"Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah; Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker: For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice!" — Psalms 95:1-7 (ASV)
Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not lack subject matter for praise, and it would be well if we did not also lack a heart for it. How great is that God, whose is the whole earth 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 on earth.
He is our God, and we should praise him. He is our Savior, 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 they were lost and brought them to his fold.
"For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice! Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness; When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with [that] generation, And said, It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways: Wherefore I sware in my wrath, That they should not enter into my rest. " — Psalms 95:7-11 (ASV)
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 and heed; hear and yield. Christ's voice must be heard today.
This day of opportunity will not last always; improve it while it is called today. Hearing the voice of Christ is the same as believing. Hardness of heart is at the bottom of all distrust of the Lord. The sins of others ought to be warnings to us not to tread in their steps.
The murmurings of Israel were written for our admonition. God is not subject to such passions as we are; but he is very angry at sin and sinners. That certainly is evil, which deserves such a recompense; and his threats are as sure as his promises. Let us be aware of the evils of our hearts, which lead us to wander from the Lord.
There is a rest ordained for believers, the rest of everlasting refreshment, begun in this life, and perfected in the life to come. This is the rest which God calls his rest.
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