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Psalm 95:1-9

Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord

March 8, 2026

Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)
Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto), late 1640sWikimedia Commons
A Genoese painter who specialised in animals and in biblical journeys full of livestock. Here a shepherd rests among ruins in the Roman campagna.We are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95 is a call to worship that ends by calling us a flock.Wikimedia CommonsNo holding institution is recorded with the image; it is known from the public domain reproduction.Wikimedia Commons
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelJohn 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42)Jn 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42)
EpistleRom. 5:1-8Rom 5:1-8
Old TestamentExod. 17:1-7Ex 17:1-7
PsalterPs. 95:1-9Ps 95:1-9

Overview & Insights

“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6)

Like Psalm 81, Psalm 95 begins with a hymnic call for praise (vv. 1–7a) and then moves into a prophetic oracle warning the congregation with lessons from the exodus-wilderness period (vv. 7b–11).

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 95Commentary on Ps 95 Working Preacher

An exegetical commentary on the whole psalm's call to worship and warning.

Psalm 95 CommentaryPs 95 Commentary Enduring Word

A verse by verse evangelical commentary on the psalm's praise and warning.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 95:1 CommentariesPs 95:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries and interlinear Hebrew text for the psalm.

Psalms 95Ps 95 sefaria.org

Hebrew text with Jewish commentary on the call to worship and the Meribah/Massah warning.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 95 - CatenaPs 95 - Catena catenabible.com

Patristic catena reading "Today, if you hear his voice" (quoted in Hebrews 3-4) christologically.

Study Hub

Psalms 95, The Pulpit CommentaryPs 95, The Pulpit Commentary StudyLight

A homiletical outline commentary useful for sermon preparation.

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