Psalms 95 in the early church
80 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 95, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
Press Enter to listen from here. Left and right arrows move by word.
Psalms 95:1
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:1 (94:1 LXX) | PG 12:1057 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 95:1–11 (94:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 94 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 95:1–11 (94:1-Ps Vulg.) | Sermon 46 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Psalms 95:2
Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:2 (94:2 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 23.9 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 95:2 (94:2 LXX) | Homilies on Matthew 14.4 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Ps 95:2 (94:2 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.8 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:2 (94:2 Vulg.) | Sermon 176.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:2 (94:2 Vulg.) | Sermon 176.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Psalms 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:3 (94:3 LXX) | City of God 9.23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Ps 95:3 (94:3 LXX) | City of God 10.18 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | 413–426 |
Psalms 95:4
In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:4 (94:4 LXX) | To Autolycus 1.4 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Ps 95:4–6 (94:4-Ps LXX) | Against Heresies 3.10.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Ps 95:4 (94:4 LXX) | PG 12:1551 (Ps 93–97 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 95:4 (94:4 LXX) | Hexaemeron 1.9 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Ps 95:4 (94:4 LXX) | On the Making of Man 22 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | 379 |
| Ps 95:4 (94:4 LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 1.22 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 95:4 (94:4 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.17 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Psalms 95:5
The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:5 (94:5 LXX) | Oration II Against the Arians 11 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Ps 95:5 (94:5 LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 3.17 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 95:5 (94:5 Vulg.) | Sermon 63.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:5 (94:5 Vulg.) | Confessions 13.20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Ps 95:5 (94:5 LXX) | Literal Commentary on Genesis 6.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 401–415 |
| Ps 95:5 (94:5 LXX) | City of God 11.34 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Psalms 95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | PG 12:1551 (Ps 93–97 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Letters 46, 47 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Oration 16.13 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Oration 26.2 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Letter 84.6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | On the Christian Faith 2.11 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Sermon 26.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Sermon 26.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.2 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 176.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 176.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 LXX) | Sermon 216.9 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Letters 23.39 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Letters 40.4 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | City of God 16.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Ps 95:6–7 (94:6-Ps LXX) | Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 4.15 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420–421 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 43 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 45 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 95:6 (94:6 Vulg.) | Part 1, chapter 25 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
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,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Exhortation to the Greeks 9.84 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | PG 12:1551 (Ps 93–97 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Commentary on John 32.396 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | On Prayer 27.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 13.31 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 95:7–11 (94:7-Ps LXX) | On Not Agreeing with Heretics 10 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Ps 95:7–8 (94:7-Ps Vulg.) | On the Holy Spirit 3 · Didymus the Blind | quotation, medium confidence | Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Homilies 13.6 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Homilies on Matthew 86.3 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Sermon 24.5 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Sermon 26.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.2 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.4 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 Vulg.) | Sermon 47.13 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | Sermon 194.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 95:7 (94:7 LXX) | The Lord's Sermon on the Mount 2.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 393–396 |
Psalms 95:8
do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:8 (94:8 LXX) | Exhortation to the Greeks 9.84 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 95:8 (94:8 LXX) | On Prayer 27.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Ps 95:8 (94:8 LXX) | Letter 149.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 95:8 (94:8 Vulg.) | Letters 31.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 95:8 (94:8 Vulg.) | On Grace and Free Will 14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426 |
| Ps 95:8 (94:8 Vulg.) | On Grace and Free Will 15 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426 |
Psalms 95:9
where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:9 (94:9 LXX) | Exhortation to the Greeks 9.84 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
Psalms 95:10
For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:10 (94:10 LXX) | Exhortation to the Greeks 9.84 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 95:10 (94:10 LXX) | PG 12:1551 (Ps 93–97 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 95:10–11 (94:10-Ps LXX) | Fragment 5 · Peter of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–311 |
| Ps 95:10 (94:10 LXX) | Letter 96.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 95:10 (94:10 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 42.12.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
Psalms 95:11
So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 LXX) | Exhortation to the Greeks 9.84 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 LXX) | PG 12:1551 (Ps 93–97 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 45 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 54.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 91.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 91.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 LXX) | Letter 149.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 95:11 (94:11 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 42.12.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |