Psalm 95:8

Translations

Modern

…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Traditional

Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Literal

You shall not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Latin

Hodie si vocem ejus audieritis, nolite obdurare corda vestra

Original

Hebrew

English

…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Notes

Psalms 95:8

To harden your hearts means to be stubborn and resist the Lord's grace (see Numbers 20:2–13; see also Matthew 13:3–23; John 12:37–43; Ephesians 4:17–32; Hebrews 3:6–19; 4:6–11).

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 The Heart in the Psalms

Related verses

Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
Hebrews 3:8–9
…do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Numbers 20:13
These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?
Hebrews 3:15–19
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
Numbers 14:22
…not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
1 Samuel 6:6
Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?
Deuteronomy 6:16
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Romans 2:5
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Jude 1:5
Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Parallels

Hebrews 3:7–11

Places

Massah: A place where the Israelites tested God Meribah: A place where the Israelites quarreled with Moses

Glossary

David Hardness of Heart Hebrews, Letter to the Kadesh, Kadesh-Barnea Massah and Meribah Meribah Music Psalms, Book of Rest

Topics

Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Obduracy (Hardness): General Scriptures Concerning Procrastination: To be Avoided in Hearkening to God Repentance: The Present Time the Season For Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Self-Will and Stubbornness: Forbidden The Heart: Harden Not, Against God Unbelief: General Scriptures Concerning

Psalm 95:8

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