What does Psalms Chapter 95 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The inscription’s house-building reference and the annotation’s church interpretation stay distinct. Gentile kindreds are invited to glory, honor, sacrifices and adoration. Fields and trees shall rejoice before future just judgment.

Chapter breakdown

Cantate Domino is the incipit; the separate heading concerns Christ's coming and kingdom. The inscription names a canticle for David himself when the house was built after captivity. The note calls it an allusion to that time, then ordered sung, but principally interprets church building after redemption from Satan's captivity. It does not locate David at a reconstructed temple celebration.

All earth is told to sing a new canticle, bless the name, show salvation daily and declare glory among Gentiles and wonders among all people. The Lord is great, exceedingly praiseworthy and feared above all gods; the verse calls Gentiles' gods devils, contrasting the Lord who made heavens. Praise and beauty are before Him, holiness and majesty in sanctuary. Gentile kindreds are asked to bring glory, honor and sacrifices, enter courts and adore, with all earth moved at His presence.

They are to say among Gentiles that the Lord has reigned and corrected the world, which shall not move, and will judge people justly. Heaven and earth are invited to joy and sea with fullness to movement. Fields and all in them shall be joyful, then woodland trees shall rejoice before the Lord coming to judge earth, world with justice and people with truth. Future joy and judgment are not a completed cosmic eruption or a new statement of temple admission policy.

The story inside

Opening: The inscription’s house-building reference and the annotation’s church interpretation stay distinct. Development: Gentile kindreds are invited to glory, honor, sacrifices and adoration. Conclusion: Fields and trees shall rejoice before future just judgment.

Lessons worth keeping

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The inscription’s house-building reference and the annotation’s church interpretation stay distinct.
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Gentile kindreds are invited to glory, honor, sacrifices and adoration.
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Fields and trees shall rejoice before future just judgment.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 63785–63787
95:1. A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Lines 63789–63791
When the house was built, etc.... Alluding to that time, and then ordered to be sung: but principally relating to the building of the church of Christ, after our redemption from the captivity of Satan.
Lines 63802–63803
95:5. For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the Lord made the heavens.
Lines 63808–63809
95:7. Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour:
Lines 63817–63819
95:10. Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned. For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with justice.
Lines 63827–63829
95:13. before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with his truth.