Psalm 95:6
New International Version
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

New Living Translation
Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,

English Standard Version
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

Berean Standard Bible
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

King James Bible
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

New King James Version
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

New American Standard Bible
Come, let’s worship and bow down, Let’s kneel before the LORD our Maker.

NASB 1995
Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

NASB 1977
Come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Legacy Standard Bible
Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before Yahweh our Maker.

Amplified Bible
O come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker [in reverent praise and prayer].

Christian Standard Bible
Come, let’s worship and bow down; let’s kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

American Standard Version
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

Contemporary English Version
Bow down and worship the LORD our Creator!

English Revised Version
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Come, let's worship and bow down. Let's kneel in front of the LORD, our maker,

Good News Translation
Come, let us bow down and worship him; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

International Standard Version
Come! Let us worship and bow down; let us kneel in the presence of the LORD, who made us.

Majority Standard Bible
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

NET Bible
Come! Let's bow down and worship! Let's kneel before the LORD, our creator!

New Heart English Bible
Oh come, let's worship and bow down. Let's kneel before the LORD, our Maker,

Webster's Bible Translation
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

World English Bible
Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, "" We kneel before YHWH our Maker.

Young's Literal Translation
Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, We kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

Smith's Literal Translation
Come, we will worship and bow down before Jehovah: he made us.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Come, let us adore and fall prostrate, and let us weep before the Lord who made us.

New American Bible
Enter, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us.

New Revised Standard Version
O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Come, we will bow and worship him and we shall bless LORD JEHOVAH who made us.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Come, let us worship and fall down before him; and weep before the Lord that made us.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Rock of Our Salvation
5The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land. 6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. 7For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,…

Cross References
Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...

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.”

John 4:23-24
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

Revelation 4:10-11
the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: / “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

Ephesians 3:14
... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Romans 14:11
It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Luke 24:52
And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

1 Corinthians 14:25
and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Isaiah 45:23
By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Isaiah 66:23
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

Nehemiah 8:6
Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

2 Chronicles 29:28-30
The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed. / When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped. / Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.

1 Chronicles 16:29
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;


Treasury of Scripture

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

O come

Psalm 95:1
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Matthew 4:2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

worship

Psalm 72:9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Exodus 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Matthew 4:9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

kneel

1 Kings 8:54
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

2 Chronicles 6:13
For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

Ezra 9:5
And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,

our

Psalm 100:3
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Job 35:10
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

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Psalm 95
1. An exhortation to praise God
3. For his greatness
6. And for his goodness
8. And not to tempt him














O come,
This phrase is an invitation, a call to action for the community of believers. It reflects the communal aspect of worship in ancient Israel, where worship was often a collective experience. The call to "come" suggests movement towards a sacred space, reminiscent of the pilgrimages to the temple in Jerusalem, which was central to Jewish worship.

let us worship and bow down;
Worship and bowing down indicate a posture of humility and reverence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bowing was a common gesture of submission and respect towards a sovereign. This phrase emphasizes the attitude of the heart in worship, aligning with passages like Philippians 2:10, where every knee shall bow at the name of Jesus. It underscores the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty and majesty.

let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Kneeling is a physical act of submission and devotion, often associated with prayer and supplication. The reference to "the LORD our Maker" highlights God's role as Creator, echoing Genesis 1:1 and reinforcing the idea of God as the origin of all life. This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of God as the Creator and Sustainer, as seen in passages like Isaiah 45:9-12. It also points to the intimate relationship between God and His people, as the Maker who knows and cares for His creation.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Psalmist
The author of Psalm 95, traditionally attributed to King David, who calls the people to worship.

2. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and self-existent nature.

3. The Worshipers
The community of believers invited to worship and bow down before God.

4. The Act of Worship
The physical and spiritual act of bowing and kneeling, symbolizing reverence and submission.

5. The Maker
Acknowledgment of God as the Creator, emphasizing His authority and power over creation.
Teaching Points
The Call to Worship
Worship is an invitation to enter into God's presence with reverence and humility. It is a communal act that unites believers in acknowledging God's greatness.

Physical Posture Reflects Heart Attitude
Bowing and kneeling are outward expressions of an inward submission to God. Our physical actions in worship should reflect our heart's posture of humility and reverence.

Recognizing God as Creator
Acknowledging God as our Maker reminds us of His authority and our dependence on Him. This recognition should lead us to trust and obey Him in all aspects of life.

Worship as a Response to God's Sovereignty
Worship is a response to who God is—His power, majesty, and sovereignty. It is an act of surrender and acknowledgment of His rightful place in our lives.

The Urgency of Worship
The call to worship is immediate and urgent. We are encouraged to respond today, not delaying our submission and reverence to God.(6) Worship.--Properly, prostrate ourselves.

Kneel.--The practice of kneeling low in the East, only used in moments of deep humiliation, is first mentioned in 2Chronicles 6:13. It was also Daniel's practice (Daniel 6:10).

Verse 6. - O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel. The outward and visible worship of the body is required of man, no less than the inward and spiritual worship of the soul. Before the Lord our Maker; i.e. "who has made us what we are - created us, redeemed us, taken us to be his people" (comp. Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalm 100:3; Psalm 102:18; Psalm 149:2; Isaiah 29:23; Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 44:2, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
O come,
בֹּ֭אוּ (bō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

let us worship
נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה (niš·ta·ḥă·weh)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

and bow down;
וְנִכְרָ֑עָה (wə·niḵ·rā·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate

let us kneel
נִ֝בְרְכָ֗ה (niḇ·rə·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

before
לִֽפְנֵי־ (lip̄·nê-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

our Maker.
עֹשֵֽׂנוּ׃ (‘ō·śê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make


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