Psalm 95 - 5.6.25

SCRIPTURE: PSALM 95:1-7

1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
    and extol him with music and song.

3 For the Lord is the great God,
    the great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.

6 Come, let us bow down in worship,
    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
7 for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,
    the flock under his care.

OBSERVATION

I love this Psalm! Although the author of this Psalm is not noted, other scriptures and scholars have attributed this writing to David.

We are called to sing for joy because He’s the Rock of our salvation. Praise God He’s our rock – never changing, solid and stable, consistently providing protection and our salvation.

We are encouraged to be thankful and extol him with music and song. Praise God for worship music! Thank Him for the chance to even be able to praise him with music and song. There are some people in the world who can’t even do these things without persecution. We are blessed and that is one more thing we can praise God for in our lives.

Verses 3 – 5 gives us all the reasons why we are to sing, praise and extol God. It’s because of His power over everything. He binds everything on earth together. This reflects his sovereignty over creation. The visual of his hands that can reach deep into the core of the earth then to the mountaintops, to the ocean and to the desert shows He’s all powerful. God is above all gods because He is the one who created the earth, the mountains, the sea, and even the dry land. He is above all things on earth. It is all His and worthy to be praised!

“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.” Nehemiah 9:6

Once we visualize and contemplate the meaning of verses 3 – 5, there is nothing else we can do but to bow down in worship as verse 6 invites us to do. When we bow down and kneel, we acknowledge his status as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Bowing down is a sign of submission and humility. We are giving him the honor and position that He is our God and we are his people. Verse 7 reflects God as our shepherd and we are the sheep in his care. He is King and holds the universe in his hands and yet we are called his flock and we are under his care. He loves us!

APPLICATION

When I started to read this section of scripture, I was reminded of Pastor Levi’s series on “I am.”  If you’ve not yet had a chance to hear the series, I highly recommend it. Even if you heard it before, listen to it again. It’s amazing!

God gives us so many ways in which we can worship him in our daily life. Worshiping and honoring God can be something we can do with just the simple things in life. Waking up in the morning is a blessing. Having family, friends, and our wonderful church family is a great blessing we can thank God for each and every day. When we witness a glorious sunrise or sunset, we can thank God for what he created and provides for us. When we see the countryside, mountains, the sea, we can give God the glory. When we see all the stars at night, the glow of the moon, we can thank God because He not only created them but He is above them all.

“To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.” Deuteronomy 10:14 

PRAYER

Lord, thank you for being my rock and my salvation. You are worthy to be praised every second of every day. Everything in my life is because of your blessings and provisions. You continue to amaze me with your faithfulness and your love when I don’t deserve anything. Lord, thank you for the blessings of music that we can worship you with, giving you the praise you deserve. You are my maker, my shepherd, my lord, my savior, and I bow down to you. In Jesus name. Amen and Amen.

- Mary Oberg