For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his [a]hand: today, if ye will hear his voice,

[b]Harden not your heart, as in [c]Meribah, and as in the day of [d]Massah in the wilderness,

When your fathers (A)tempted me, proved me, though they had seen my work.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:7 That is, the flock, whom he governeth with his own hand. He showeth wherein they are God’s flock, that is, if they hear his voice.
  2. Psalm 95:8 By the contemning of God’s word.
  3. Psalm 95:8 Or, in strife: whereof the place was so called.
  4. Psalm 95:8 Or, tentation, read Exod. 17:7.

for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,(A)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
“Do not harden your hearts(B) as you did at Meribah,[a](C)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(D)
where your ancestors tested(E) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.