Psalms 95

1 Come, sing to Yahweh; sing joyfully to the one who protects us [MET] and saves us!

Come, sing to Yahweh; sing joyfully to the one who protects us [MET] and saves us!

2 We should thank him as we come before him, and sing (joyful songs/joyfully) as we praise him.

We should thank him as we come before him, and sing (joyful songs/joyfully) as we praise him.

3 Because Yahweh is the great God, he is a great king [who rules] over all [other] gods.

Because Yahweh is the great God, he is a great king [who rules] over all [other] gods.

4 He rules over the whole earth, from the deepest places/caves to the highest mountains.

He rules over the whole earth, from the deepest places/caves to the highest mountains.

5 The seas are his, because he made them. He is [also] the one who [SYN] formed/made the dry land.

The seas are his, because he made them. He is [also] the one who [SYN] formed/made the dry land.

6 We should come, worship, and bow down before him. We should kneel before Yahweh, the one who made us.

We should come, worship, and bow down before him. We should kneel before Yahweh, the one who made us.

7 He is our God, and we are the people whom he takes care of [MET]; like sheep [that a shepherd] takes care of. Today, listen to what Yahweh is saying to you.

He is our God, and we are the people whom he takes care of [MET]; like sheep [that a shepherd] takes care of. Today, listen to what Yahweh is saying to you.

8 He says, “Do not become stubborn [IDM] like [your ancestors] did at Meribah, and like [they did] at Massah in the desert.

He says, “Do not become stubborn [IDM] like [your ancestors] did at Meribah, and like [they did] at Massah in the desert.

9 There your ancestors (wanted to see/tried to determine) if they could do many very evil things [without my punishing them]. Even though they had seen me perform [many] miracles, they tested whether I [would continue to be patient with them].

There your ancestors (wanted to see/tried to determine) if they could do many very evil things [without my punishing them]. Even though they had seen me perform [many] miracles, they tested whether I [would continue to be patient with them].

10 For 40 years I was angry with those people, and I said, ‘Those people say that they want to please me, but they do things that I detest. They refuse to obey my commands.’

For 40 years I was angry with those people, and I said, ‘Those people say that they want to please me, but they do things that I detest. They refuse to obey my commands.’

11 So because I was very angry, I solemnly said/declared about them: ‘They will never enter [the land of Canaan] where I would have allowed them to rest!’”

So because I was very angry, I solemnly said/declared about them: ‘They will never enter [the land of Canaan] where I would have allowed them to rest!’”