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Psalms 95:4 King James Version (KJV)

4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.


Psalms 95:4 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

4 In his hand H3027 are the deep places H4278 of the earth: H776 the strength H8443 of the hills H2022 is his also.


Psalms 95:4 American Standard (ASV)

4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the mountains are his also.


Psalms 95:4 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

4 In whose hand `are' the deep places of earth, And the strong places of hills `are' His.


Psalms 95:4 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also:


Psalms 95:4 World English Bible (WEB)

4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his.


Psalms 95:4 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

4 The deep places of the earth are in his hand; and the tops of the mountains are his.

Commentary on Psalms 95 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 95

Ps 95:1-11. David (Heb 4:7) exhorts men to praise God for His greatness, and warns them, in God's words, against neglecting His service.

1. The terms used to express the highest kind of joy.

rock—a firm basis, giving certainty of salvation (Ps 62:7).

2. come … presence—literally, "approach," or, meet Him (Ps 17:13).

3. above … gods—esteemed such by men, though really nothing (Jer 5:7; 10:10-15).

4, 5. The terms used describe the world in its whole extent, subject to God.

6. come—or, "enter," with solemn forms, as well as hearts.

7. This relation illustrates our entire dependence (compare Ps 23:3; 74:1). The last clause is united by Paul (Heb 3:7) to the following (compare Ps 81:8),

8-11. warning against neglect; and this is sustained by citing the melancholy fate of their rebellious ancestors, whose provoking insolence is described by quoting the language of God's complaint (Nu 14:11) of their conduct at Meribah and Massah, names given (Ex 17:7) to commemorate their strife and contention with Him (Ps 78:18, 41).

10. err in their heart—Their wanderings in the desert were but types of their innate ignorance and perverseness.

that they should not—literally, "if they," &c., part of the form of swearing (compare Nu 14:30; Ps 89:35).