Psalm 95

New International Version

Psalm 95

¹Come,^(A) let us sing for joy^(B) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud^(C) to the Rock^(D) of our salvation.
²Let us come before him^(E) with thanksgiving^(F)
and extol him with music^(G) and song.

³For the Lord is the great God,^(H)
    the great King^(I) above all gods.^(J)
⁴In his hand are the depths of the earth,^(K)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.^(L)

⁶Come, let us bow down^(M) in worship,^(N)
    let us kneel^(O) before the Lord our Maker;^(P)
⁷for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(Q)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸“Do not harden your hearts^(R) as you did at Meribah,^[a]^(S)
    as you did that day at Massah^[b] in the wilderness,^(T)
⁹where your ancestors tested^(U) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
¹⁰For forty years^(V) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,^(W)
    and they have not known my ways.’^(X)
¹¹So I declared on oath^(Y) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”^(Z)

Footnotes

Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

Hebrews 4:6-16

New International Version

⁶Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience,^(A) ⁷God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted:

“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”^[a]^(B)

⁸For if Joshua had given them rest,^(C) God would not have spoken^(D) later about another day. ⁹There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; ¹⁰for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works,^[b]^(E) just as God did from his.^(F) ¹¹Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.^(G)

¹²For the word of God^(H) is alive^(I) and active.^(J) Sharper than any double-edged sword,^(K) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.^(L) ¹³Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.^(M) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Jesus the Great High Priest

¹⁴Therefore, since we have a great high priest^(N) who has ascended into heaven,^[c]^(O) Jesus the Son of God,^(P) let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.^(Q) ¹⁵For we do not have a high priest^(R) who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are^(S)—yet he did not sin.^(T) ¹⁶Let us then approach^(U) God’s throne of grace with confidence,^(V) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.