Psalms 95:5

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sea	הַ֭יָּם Hai.yom	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	עָשָׂ֑הוּ 'a.Sa.hu	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
hands	יָדָ֥יו ya.Dav	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
formed	יָצָֽרוּ ya.Tza.ru	H3335	to mould into a form · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
dry	וְ֝יַבֶּ֗שֶׁת ve.ya.Be.shet	H3006	dry ground · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 1:9-10 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Proverbs 8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Job 38:10-11 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
Psalms 33:7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Psalms 146:6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Jeremiah 5:22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decre…
Jonah 1:9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
Proverbs 8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 95:1-6

The psalmist here, as often elsewhere, stirs up himself and others to praise God; for it is a duty which ought to be performed with the most lively affections, and which we have great need to be excited to, being very often backward to it and cold in it. Observe, I. How God is to be praised. 1. With holy joy and delight in him. The praising song must be a joyful noise, Psa 95:1 and again Psa 95:2. Spiritual joy is the heart and soul of thankful praise. It is the will of God (such is the condescension of his grace) that when we give glory to him as a being infinitely perfect and blessed we should, at the same time, rejoice in him as our Father and King, and a God in covenant with us. 2. With…

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John Gill on Psalms 95:5

The sea is his, and he made it,.... He made it, and therefore it is, and all creatures in it; he sets bounds to it, and its waves, and restrains the raging of it at his pleasure, Matthew 8:26, and his hands formed the dry land; the whole world, all besides the sea, the vast continent; he is the Maker of it, and all creatures in it; without him was nothing made that is made; and, being the Creator of all things, is the proper object of worship, John 1:2, as follows.

John Calvin on Psalms 95:1-5

Psalm 95:1-5 1. Come, let us rejoice before Jehovah; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. [43] 2. Let us come before his face with praise, In psalms let us shout for joy unto him. 3. For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King, above all gods. 4. For in his hand are the deep places of the earth, [44] And the heights of the mountains are his. 5. For his is the sea, and he made it; And the dry land his hands formed. 1. Come, let us rejoice before Jehovah. This psalm is suited for the Sabbath, when we know that the religious assemblies were more particularly convened for the worship of God. It is not individuals among the godly whom he exhorts to celebrate the divine prai…

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Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

"For the sea is His and He made it" [Psalm 95:5]. For the sea is this world, but God made also the sea: nor can the waves rage save only so far as to the shore, where He has marked their bounds. There is therefore no temptation, that has not received its measure...."And His hands prepared the dry land." Be thou the dry land: thirst for the grace of God: that as a sweet shower it may come upon you, may find in you fruit. He allows not the waves to cover what He has sown. "And His hands prepared the dry land." Hence also therefore let us shout unto the Lord.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 95

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Dictionary and topics

Continents · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sea · Creation of — Creation of
Sea, The · God: Created — God: Created

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 95:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 95:1-6

John Gill on Psalms 95:5

John Calvin on Psalms 95:1-5

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 95:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 95:1-6

John Gill on Psalms 95:5

John Calvin on Psalms 95:1-5

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 95:4-5

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 95:5