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Selected Verse: Psalms 95:8 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 95:8 |
King James |
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| warning against neglect; and this is sustained by citing the melancholy fate of their rebellious ancestors, whose provoking insolence is described by quoting the language of God's complaint (Num 14:11) of their conduct at Meribah and Massah, names given (Exo 17:7) to commemorate their strife and contention with Him (Psa 78:18, Psa 78:41). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Harden not your heart - See this verse explained in the notes at Heb 3:8.
As in the provocation ... - Margin, "contention." The original is "Meribah." See Exo 17:7, where the original words Meribah, rendered here "provocation," and "Massah," rendered here "temptation," are retained in the translation. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Harden not - By obstinate unbelief. Provocation - In that bold and wicked contest with God in the wilderness. Temptation - In the day in which you tempted me. |
41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: