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Psalms 95:7

95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
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,

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for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice!

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,

For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if you will hear his voice,

95:8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: provocation: Heb. contention

What does Psalms 95:7 mean?

Psalms 95:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), עַם (ʻam), מִרְעִית (mirʻîyth).

Hebrew interlinear

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For
he
is
our
God;אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
and
we
are
the
peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
of
his
pasture,מִרְעִיתmirʻîyth/meer-eeth'/H4830pasturage; concretely, a flock
and
the
sheepצֹאןtsôʼn/tsone/H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
of
his
hand.יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
To
dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
if
ye
will
hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
his
voice,קוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 95:7.

Genesis 3:17

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 95:7 say?

Psalms 95:7 (King James Version) reads: "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,"

Is Psalms 95:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 95:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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