23.257 | O Come, Let Us Worship The Lord | Psalm 95:1-11 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon

Text: Psalm 95:1-11 ESV

1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.

5 The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

8 do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

9 when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

10 For forty years I loathed that generation and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways.”

11 Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They shall not enter my rest.”

-Psa 95:1-11 ESV

O COME, LET US WORSHIP THE LORD

Psalms 95 to 100 are grouped so as to form a series of psalms designated for special use in temple worship.

This first psalm, Psa 95 particularly, opens by calling people to worship God. Why? Firstly, it is because He is the savior (v.1-2),

1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Secondly, it is because God is the great God (v.3)

3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Thirdly, the psalmist also reasons that God is the creator and controller of the universe (v.4-5),

4 In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.

5 The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

Fourthly, God is the maker of the human race (v.6)

6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

And, fifthly and above all, He is the covenant Lord and shepherd of his people (v.7).

7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

Worship, on the other hand, must be accompanied or evidenced by obedience. Israel’s example and experiences in the wilderness show their lack of true worship. Why? They claimed to belong to God but were complaining, disobedient, and stubborn. Thus, God said that it is impossible for them to enjoy the inheritance God promised (v.8-11)

Today, if you hear his voice,

8 do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

9 when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

10 For forty years I loathed that generation and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways.”

11 Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They shall not enter my rest.”

These accounts could be read in Ex 17:1-7; Num 11:1-23; 20:2-13; and Heb 3:7-10.

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