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When your fathers tempted me, Tested me, and saw my work.

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Testing God's Patience

Commentators explain that when the Israelites "tempted" and "proved" God, it wasn't about enticing Him to sin. Instead, they were rebelliously testing His patience and demanding new signs of His power, even though they had already witnessed His miraculous works. Scholars like Calvin describe this as an act of "monstrous ingratitude" rooted in distrust.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 95:9

18th Century

Theologian

When your fathers - Your ancestors. See this verse explained in the notes on Hebrews 3:9.

Tempted me - Tried me; tried my pati…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 95:9

19th Century

Bishop

Proved me. —Properly, it refers to the testing of metals. This term is used of humanity’s attitude towards Providence, both in a g…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 95:7–10

19th Century

Preacher

Today if you will hear his voice, do not harden your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 95:9

16th Century

Theologian

When your fathers tempted me, they proved me. The Psalmist implies, as I have already remarked, that the Jews had been from the first of a…

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 95:9

17th Century

Pastor

When your fathers tempted me
Or, "where" F9 ; that is, in the wilderness, particularly at Meribah and Mas…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 95:7–11

17th Century

Minister

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,…

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