KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Psalms 95:1–3
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Psalms 95:1
1O COME, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
1¶ O come, let vs sing vnto the LORD: let vs make a ioyfull noise to the rocke of our saluation.
Psalms 95:2
2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
2†Let vs come before his presence with thanksgiuing: and make a ioyfull noise vnto him with psalmes.
- Heb. preuent his face.
Psalms 95:3
3For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
3For the LORD is a great God: and a great king aboue all Gods.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 95:1
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To form, produce, cause, or carry out what the verse states.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Full of joy; very glad; exulting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A sound, especially a loud sound, report, or outcry; as a verb, to spread by report.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 95:2
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
thanksgiving
The giving or expression of grateful thanks and praise to God.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To form, produce, cause, or carry out what the verse states.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Full of joy; very glad; exulting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A sound, especially a loud sound, report, or outcry; as a verb, to spread by report.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Sacred songs or hymns, especially songs of praise to God.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 95:3
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 1
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Open the full verse study4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Open the full verse study1SING aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
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Open the full verse study47The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
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Open the full verse study6Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
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Open the full verse study1O SING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
2Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
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Open the full verse study9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
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Open the full verse study21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
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Open the full verse study16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Open the full verse study6Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
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Open the full verse study3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
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Open the full verse study1MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
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Open the full verse study3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
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Open the full verse study8O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
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Open the full verse study15¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
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Open the full verse study19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
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Open the full verse study9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
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Open the full verse study1MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
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Open the full verse study1THEN sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
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Open the full verse study11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
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Open the full verse study11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.
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Open the full verse study1O PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
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Open the full verse study1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
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Open the full verse study1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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Open the full verse study6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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Open the full verse study9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
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Open the full verse study4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
5Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
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Open the full verse study1I WILL sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
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Open the full verse study15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Open the full verse study21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Open the full verse study8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Open the full verse study26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
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Open the full verse study4Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
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Open the full verse study11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
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Open the full verse study3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
From verse 2
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Open the full verse study19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
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Open the full verse study4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
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Open the full verse study12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
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Open the full verse study2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
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Open the full verse study6¶ Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
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Open the full verse study2Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
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Open the full verse study13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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Open the full verse study13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
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Open the full verse study7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
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Open the full verse study2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
From verse 3
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Open the full verse study4For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
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Open the full verse study6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
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Open the full verse study3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
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Open the full verse study5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
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Open the full verse study9For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
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Open the full verse study11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
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Open the full verse study35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
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Open the full verse study2For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
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Open the full verse study1GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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Open the full verse study8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
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Open the full verse study37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
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Open the full verse study11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Open the full verse study8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
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Open the full verse study10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
14Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
15They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.
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Open the full verse study18As I live, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
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Open the full verse study14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
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Open the full verse study15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
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