Psalm 95:10

Do Not Harden Your Hearts · Psalm 95:1–11
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Translations

Modern
For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”
Traditional
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
Literal
Forty years I was repulsed by that generation, and I said, “They are a people going astray in heart, and they have not known My ways.”
Latin
Quadraginta annis offensus fui generationi illi, et dixi: Semper hi errant corde.

Original

Hebrew
English
For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”

Notes

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

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.

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:

Parallels

Hebrews 3:7–11

Glossary

David Grief Hebrews, Letter to the Kadesh, Kadesh-Barnea Music Psalms, Book of Rest Wrath of God

Topics

Anthropomorphisms: Miscellaneous Acts and States of Mind Attributed to Grieved Blindness: Spiritual Character of the Unrenewed Heart: Prone to Error Heart: The Unregenerate: Loves Evil Ignorance of God: Israelites Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Marked by Constant Murmurings and Rebellions Obduracy (Hardness): General Scriptures Concerning Sin: Punishment of Sin: Repugnant to God Sin: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To, Defining and Illustrating Unbelief: General Scriptures Concerning