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Background
Psalm 95 is the sixth in the Numbers Book of the Psalms, which goes to Psalm 106. God’s rest is a major theme of these 17 Psalms, and this specific Psalm offers worship to God for the rest someday available when the Messiah comes. Although the children of Israel could not enter into God’s rest under Moses, there remains a rest to the people of God today through Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:9).
Structure
(Verses 1,2) Sing unto the Lord for His salvation
(Verses 3-5) God, Who formed land and sea, is King over all “gods”
(Verse 6) Worship, bow, and kneel before the Lord
(Verses 7-11) God, Who shepherds His people, desires to give rest
Key Scriptures
Verse 6—”O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.” God is our maker. Genesis 2:7 says that “the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” The word “maker” in Psalm 95:6 is used to describe how God breathed life into Adam. Isaiah 43:7: “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him [Adam had spirit, in God’s image] for my glory, I have formed him [Adam’s body of the ground]; yea, I have made [Adam’s soul that was breathed into] him.”
Verses 7-11—“To day if ye will hear His voice…That they should not enter into My rest.” This is quoted in Hebrews 3:7-11, and adds “that they could not enter in because of unbelief” (verse 19). It is again quoted in Hebrews 4, which proclaims that we have rest today in Christ, through whom we can come boldly for help. “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (verse 16).
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