Psalm 95:11

Translations

Modern

So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

Traditional

Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

Literal

So I swore in My anger, “They shall not come into My rest!”

Latin

Et isti non cognoverunt vias meas: ut juravi in ira mea: Si introibunt in requiem meam.

Original

Hebrew

English

So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

Notes

Psalms 95:11

The generation of Israel that wandered in the wilderness for 40 years did not enter the place of rest that Israel enjoyed after conquering the land (1 Kings 8:56; see Deuteronomy 12:9). The Lord promised them the land and gave it to them (Isaiah 28:12), but they did not obey him (Isaiah 28:1). This warning reminds every generation of the need to obey with faith.
The rest that God provides includes peace, provision, and protection (Psalm 132:14–18). The author of Hebrews challenged a new generation to enter the rest provided by Jesus Christ (Hebrews 3:7–4:13).

Psalms 95:8–11

If people want to enter into the Lord’s rest, they need to respond immediately (see Hebrews 3:7–4:11).

Psalms 95:1–11

This call to worship urges the people to respond to the Lord, the Shepherd, and to follow him faithfully. The previous generation, who refused to obey, did not receive the blessings of the promised land.

Psalms 93:1–100:5

These psalms challenge the doubts created by the exile (see Psalm 89) and answer the questions asked in Psalm 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Psalm 93) that is characterized by:

punishment of the wicked (Psalm 94),
respectful obedience among his people (Psalm 95),
justice for the poor (Psalm 96),
celebration in Zion (Psalm 97),
salvation for Israel (Psalm 98),
holiness (Psalm 99), and
praise (Psalm 100).

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Anger God’s Sabbath Rest Hardened Hearts Retribution The Creator-King

Related verses

Hebrews 4:3
Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
Numbers 14:23
…not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
Hebrews 3:11
So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”
Hebrews 4:5
And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”
Hebrews 3:18
And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
Matthew 11:28–29
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Jeremiah 6:16
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Deuteronomy 1:34–35
When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
Deuteronomy 12:9
For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
Numbers 14:28–30
So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.
Genesis 2:2–3
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

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