Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 95
Overview:
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.
7-11 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 to-
Day. This
Day of opportunity will not last always;
improve it while it is called to-
Day. Hearing the voice of
Christ is the same with 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
recompence; and his threatenings 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.