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Psalm 95

1: לְ֭כוּ נְרַנְּנָ֣ה לַיהוָ֑ה נָ֝רִ֗יעָה לְצ֣וּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ׃ 2: נְקַדְּמָ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּתוֹדָ֑ה בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת נָרִ֥יעַֽ לֽוֹ׃ 3: כִּ֤י אֵ֣ל גָּד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וּמֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־ כָּל־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ 4: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־ אָ֑רֶץ וְתוֹעֲפ֖וֹת הָרִ֣ים לֽוֹ׃ 5: אֲשֶׁר־ ל֣וֹ הַ֭יָּם וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑הוּ וְ֝יַבֶּ֗שֶׁת יָדָ֥יו יָצָֽרוּ׃ 6: בֹּ֭אוּ נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה וְנִכְרָ֑עָה נִ֝בְרְכָ֗ה לִֽפְנֵי־ יְהוָ֥ה עֹשֵֽׂנוּ׃ 7: כִּ֘י ה֤וּא אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַ֣ם מַ֭רְעִיתוֹ וְצֹ֣אן יָד֑וֹ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אִֽם־ בְּקֹל֥וֹ תִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ 8: אַל־ תַּקְשׁ֣וּ לְ֭בַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָ֑ה כְּי֥וֹם מַ֝סָּ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ 9: אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֭סּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּ֝חָנ֗וּנִי גַּם־ רָא֥וּ פָעֳלֽ͏ִי׃ 10: אַרְבָּ֘עִ֤ים שָׁנָ֨ה ׀ אָ֘ק֤וּט בְּד֗וֹר וָאֹמַ֗ר עַ֤ם תֹּעֵ֣י לֵבָ֣ב הֵ֑ם וְ֝הֵ֗ם לֹא־ יָדְע֥וּ דְרָכָֽי׃ 11: אֲשֶׁר־ נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי בְאַפִּ֑י אִם־ יְ֝בֹא֗וּן אֶל־ מְנוּחָתִֽי׃

Imagery Outline of Psalm 95

Scene 1: Call to Worship and Thanksgiving

"Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." - Psalm 95:1-2 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The faithful gathering together to worship the Lord.
  • Imagery:
    • Singing for joy to the Lord.
    • Shouting aloud to the Rock of salvation.
    • Coming before the Lord with thanksgiving.
    • Extolling the Lord with music and song.

Scene 2: The Greatness of God

"For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land." - Psalm 95:3-5 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The exaltation of the Lord as the great God and King above all gods.
  • Imagery:
    • The Lord holding the depths of the earth in his hand.
    • The mountain peaks belonging to the Lord.
    • The sea created by the Lord and his hands forming the dry land.

Scene 3: A Call to Worship and Obedience

"Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care." - Psalm 95:6-7a (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The humbling act of bowing down in worship and kneeling before the Lord.
  • Imagery:
    • Bowing down in worship.
    • Kneeling before the Lord our Maker.
    • Acknowledging the Lord as our God and ourselves as the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

Scene 4: Warning and Exhortation

"Today, if only you would hear his voice, 'Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness, where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did.'" - Psalm 95:7b-9 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The warning against hardening hearts and rebelling against the Lord.
  • Imagery:
    • Hearing the voice of the Lord.
    • Not hardening hearts like the Israelites did at Meribah and Massah in the wilderness.
    • Remembering how the ancestors tested and tried the Lord, despite witnessing his deeds.

Scene 5: Consequences of Disobedience

"For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, 'They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.' So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" - Psalm 95:10-11 (NIV)

  • Scene:
    • The consequences of disobedience and straying from the Lord's ways.
  • Imagery:
    • The Lord being angry with that generation for forty years.
    • The people's hearts going astray and not knowing the Lord's ways.
    • The Lord declaring in his anger that they shall never enter his rest.

Summary

The scenes in this Psalm depict the call to worship and give thanks to the Lord, recognizing his greatness as the God and King above all gods. The imagery emphasizes the Lord's creative power over the earth, sea, and mountains. The Psalm also includes a call to bow down in worship and obey the Lord, while warning against hardening hearts and rebelling. There is a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and straying from the Lord's ways. Overall, the Psalm encourages believers to worship with joy, acknowledge the Lord as their Maker, and remain obedient to his commands to experience his rest.