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Psalms 95:1

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

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Oh come, let’s sing to Yahweh. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

O come, let us sing to the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. come: Heb. prevent his face

What does Psalms 95:1 mean?

Psalms 95:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָלַךְ (yâlak), רָנַן (rânan), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

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O
come,יָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
let
us
singרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
unto
the
LORD:יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
let
us
make
a
joyful
noiseרוּעַrûwaʻ/roo-ah'/H7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
to
the
rockצוּרtsûwr/tsoor/H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
of
our
salvation.יֶשַׁעyeshaʻ/yeh'-shah/H3468liberty, deliverance, prosperity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 95:1.

2 Samuel 22:3

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:47

The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Isaiah 16:10

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

Isaiah 44:23

Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Job 38:7

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Psalms 132:16

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Psalms 18:2

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. my strength: Heb. my rock

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What does Psalms 95:1 say?

Psalms 95:1 (King James Version) reads: "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation."

Is Psalms 95:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 95:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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