King James Version
What Does Psalms 95:6 Mean?
“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”
Context
4
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. In: Heb. In whose the strength: or, the heights of the hills are his
5
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. The sea: Heb. Whose the sea is
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O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
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For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
8
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: provocation: Heb. contention
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **Worship.**—Properly, *prostrate ourselves.*
**Kneel.**—The practice of kneeling low in the East, only used in moments of deep humiliation, is first mentioned in 2Chronicles 6:13. It was also Daniel’s practice (Daniel 6:10).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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