Psalms 95:6

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 95:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:
Psalms 95:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 95

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“O come, let us worship and bow down, etc.] Before him who is the Rock of our salvation, the great God and great King, the Creator of the ends of the earth, the proper object of all religious worship and adoration: Christ is to be worshipped with every part of external worship under the New Testament dispensation; psalms and songs of praise are to be sung unto him; prayer is to be made unto him; the Gospel is to be preached, and ordinances to be administered, in his name; and likewise with all internal worship, in the exercise of every grace on him, as faith, hope, and love: (see <194511>Psalm 45:11), let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; both in a natural and spiritual sense: Christ is the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“O come, let us worship and bow down - Let us worship him by bowing down; by prostrating ourselves before him. The word here rendered “come” is not the same which is used in Psalms 95:1. Its literal meaning is “come,” and it is an earnest exhortation to come and worship. It is not a particle merely calling attention to a subject, but it is an exhortation to approach - to enter - to engage in a thing. The word rendered “worship,” means properly to bow down; to incline oneself; and then, to bow or prostrate oneself before anyone in order to do him homage, or reverence. Then it means to bow down before God in the attitude of worship. It would most naturally refer to an entire “prostration” on…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“95:6-7 The great King cares for his people as a shepherd cares for his flock (Isa 40:11). • The Lord our maker, the Creator of heaven and earth, also made a people for himself (Isa 45:9-12; 51:12-16).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“O come: Psa 95:1; Hos 6:1; Mat 4:2; Rev 22:17 worship: Psa 72:9; Exo 20:5; Mat 4:9; Mar 14:35; Act 10:25, Act 10:26; Rev 22:8 kneel: Kg1 8:54; Ch2 6:13; Ezr 9:5; Dan 6:10; Luk 22:41; Act 7:60, Act 20:36, Act 21:5; Eph 3:14; Phi 2:10; Co1 6:20 our: Psa 100:3; Job 35:10; Ecc 12:1; Isa 54:5; Joh 1:3; Pe1 4:19 Psalms 95:7”
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