Psalms

Psalm 95:7–8

7For He is our God,

and we are the people of His pasture,

the sheep under His care.

Today, if you hear His voice,

8do not harden your hearts

as you did at Meribah,a

in the day at Massah in the wilderness,b

Footnotes

  • a 95:8 LXX as you did in the rebellion; Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7; cited in Hebrews 3:15 and Hebrews 4:7.
  • b 95:8 LXX in the day of testing in the wilderness; Massah means testing; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7.

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Psalm 95:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֘יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Heה֤וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
and weוַאֲנַ֤חְנוּwa·’ă·naḥ·nūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common pluralH587 we
are the peopleעַ֣ם‘amNoun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
of His pastureמַ֭רְעִיתוֹmar·‘î·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage
the sheepוְצֹ֣אןwə·ṣōnConjunctive waw; Noun - common singular constructH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
under His careיָד֑וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
Todayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
ifאִֽם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you hearתִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ṯiš·mā·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH8085 hear
His voiceבְּקֹל֥וֹbə·qō·lōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6963 sound, voice

Psalm 95:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hardenתַּקְשׁ֣וּtaq·šūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7185 be hard, severe, fierce
your heartsלְ֭בַבְכֶםlə·ḇaḇ·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
as you did at Meribahכִּמְרִיבָ֑הkim·rî·ḇāhPreposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4809 Meribah
in the dayכְּי֥וֹםkə·yō·wmPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
at Massahמַ֝סָּ֗הmas·sāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH4532 Massah
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃bam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth

Cross-references

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Psalm 95:7 Hebrews 4:7 · Hebrews 3:15 · Revelation 3:20 · Hebrews 3:7–11 · Psalm 48:14 · John 10:14–16 · 1 Peter 2:25 · Psalm 74:1 · Exodus 15:2 · Psalm 23:1 · Ezekiel 34:30–31 · Psalm 79:13–80:1

Psalm 95:8 Exodus 17:7 · Hebrews 3:8–9 · Numbers 20:13 · Numbers 14:11 · Numbers 14:22 · Hebrews 3:15–19 · Deuteronomy 6:16 · 1 Samuel 6:6 · Hebrews 12:25 · Romans 2:5 · Jude 1:5 · Acts 19:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.