Bible Strands
Psalms 95:7
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A psalmist addresses the gathered congregation, placing this line between the call to kneel before the Maker (v. 6) and the warning against hardening hearts (v. 8). The "today" marks a present moment of decision.
The words — מַרְעִית (mar'it, "pasture") and יָד (ya'd, "hand") anchor the image: we are not merely God's people but the sheep of His pasture, the flock in His hand. The hand implies direct control and possession, not distant oversight.
The thread — Hebrews 3:15 and 4:7 both quote this line, pressing the "today" into the context of the new covenant community's temptation to harden hearts.
Why it lands — The verse pairs a pastoral image of total dependence with a conditional "if" — the door is open now, and the warning in the very next verse shows what happens if it is not answered.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
Cross-references
- Hebrews 4:7 God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
- Hebrews 3:15 As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
- Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- Hebrews 3:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
- Psalms 48:14 For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
- John 10:14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- 1 Peter 2:25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- Psalms 74:1 A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
- Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Psalms 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.