1 O come, let vs sing vnto the Lord: let vs make a ioyfull noise to the rocke of our saluation.
2 Let vs come before his presence with thanksgiuing: and make a ioyfull noise vnto him with psalmes.
3 For the Lord is a great God: and a great king aboue all Gods.
4 In his hand are the deepe places of the earth: the strength of the hilles is his also.
5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
6 O come, let vs worship and bowe downe: let vs kneele before the Lord our maker.
7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheepe of his hand: to day if yee will heare his voyce,
8 Harden not your heart, as in the prouocation: and as in the day of temptation, in the wildernesse:
9 When your fathers tempted me: proued me, and sawe my worke.
10 Fortie yeeres long was I grieued with this generation: and sayd, It is a people that doe erre in their heart: and they haue not knowen my wayes.
11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest.
part. An exhortation to praise God. (1-7) A warning not to tempt Him. (7-11)
1-7 Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not want matter, it were well if we did not want a heart. How great is that God, whose the whole earth is, and the fulness thereof; who directs and disposes of all!, The Lord Jesus, whom we are here taught to praise, is a great God; the mighty God is one of his titles, and God over all, blessed for evermore. To him all power is given, both in heaven and earth. He is our God, and we should praise him. He is our Saviour, and the Author of our blessedness. The gospel church is his flock, Christ is the great and good Shepherd of believers; he sought them when lost, and brought them to his fold.
7-11 Christ calls upon his people to hear his voice. You call him Master, or Lord; then be his willing, obedient people. Hear the voice of his doctrine, of his law, and in both, of his Spirit: hear and heed; hear and yield. Christ's voice must be heard to-day. This day of opportunity will not last always; improve it while it is called to-day. Hearing the voice of Christ is the same with believing. Hardness of heart is at the bottom of all distrust of the Lord. The sins of others ought to be warnings to us not to tread in their steps. The murmurings of Israel were written for our admonition. God is not subject to such passions as we are; but he is very angry at sin and sinners. That certainly is evil, which deserves such a recompence; and his threatenings are as sure as his promises. Let us be aware of the evils of our hearts, which lead us to wander from the Lord. There is a rest ordained for believers, the rest of everlasting refreshment, begun in this life, and perfected in the life to come. This is the rest which God calls his rest.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.