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Pre-Lent · Septuagesima Sunday

Psalm 95:1-9

Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord

February 1, 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
Historic One-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 20:1-16Mt 20:1-16
Epistle1 Cor. 9:24-10:51 Cor 9:24-10:5
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.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 95Ps 95 Catena

Verse-by-verse comment from the Fathers on Psalm 95.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for this reading across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

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

A homiletical outline commentary useful for sermon preparation.

Questions preachers ask

What is Psalm 95?

A call to worship, “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord… the Rock of our salvation,” that moves from joyful praise to kneeling before the God whose flock we are. It is the traditional “Venite” of daily prayer, fitting for the reign of Christ the shepherd-king.

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