Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 95:2

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

2. Let us present ourselves before his face with thanksgiving,

Let us shout unto him with psalms.

Let us present ourselves before Him in His Temple, bringing with us the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Cp. Mic 6:6; Psa 50:14; Psa 50:23.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Let us come before his presence – Margin, as in Hebrew, prevent his face. The word in Hebrew means literally to come before; to anticipate. It is the word which is commonly rendered prevent. See Job 3:12, note; Psa 17:13, note; Psa 59:10, note; 1Th 4:15, note. Here it means to come before, in the sense of in front of. Let us stand before his face; that is, in his very presence.

With thanksgiving – Expressing our thanks.

And make a joyful noise unto him – The same word which occurs in Psa 95:1.

With psalms – Songs of praise.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Verse 2. Let us come before his presence] panaiv, his faces, with thanksgiving, bethodah, with confession, or with the confession-offering. Praise him for what he has already done, and confess your unworthiness of any of his blessings. The confession-offering, the great atoning sacrifice, can alone render your acknowledgment of sin and thanksgiving acceptable to a holy and just God.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

His presence; which he will then afford us in a singular manner, in his Son the Messiah, in and by whom he will be visibly present with the sons of men.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

2. come . . . presenceliterally,”approach,” or, meet Him (Ps17:13).

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,…. Come with the sacrifice of praise, there being no other in the days of the Messiah, all ceremonial sacrifices being put an end to when his sacrifice was offered up; so Arama observes, that the offering of thanksgiving shall remain, or be left in the days of the Messiah; come with this to Christ as a priest, to offer it by him to God his Father, to whom it is acceptable through him, and with this to himself for the great salvation he has wrought out: “to come before his presence”, or “face” b, supposes his being come in the flesh, his being God manifest in it, and also as clear and free from the veil of types and shadows; these all being gone now he is come, and to be beheld with open face; and likewise his having done his work as a Saviour, and now upon his throne as a King; into whose presence chamber saints are admitted to make their acknowledgments to him, and profess their allegiance and subjection to him, and their gratitude for favours received. It signifies an attendance on him in his house and ordinances, where he shows his face, and grants his presence; and intends not merely bodily exercise, or a presentation of our bodies only to him, but a drawing nigh to him with true hearts, and serving him in a spiritual manner:

and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms; with a melodious voice, and grace in the heart, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; this belonging to Gospel times shows that singing of psalms vocally in a musical way is an ordinance of Christ, to be performed to him under the Gospel dispensation, Eph 5:19.

b “faciem ejus”, V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, &c.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(2) Come before.Literally, go to meet. It is the word rendered prevent in Psa. 18:5, where see Note.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

The joyful noise is again repeated, as if the blessed Spirit would have the earth ring with his praises, as the heaven above is full of his glory. And, Reader! do remark the privilege of the gospel church, compared to the church of old: Jehovah then dwelt between the cherubim, shadowing the mercy-seat; and there the church drew nigh. But, Jesus having opened a new and living way for us by his blood, we are permitted, yea commanded, to come into his immediate presence, having such an High Priest over the house of God, who hath not only opened the way by his blood, but ever liveth to keep it open by his intercession. Exo 25:22 ; Heb 4:14-16 .

Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

Psa 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Ver. 2. Let us come before his presence ] Heb. prevent his face, be there with the first. “Let us go speedily I will go also,” Zec 8:21 . Let praise wait for God in Sion, Psa 65:1 . Rabbi Gaon, Praeveniamus et ante diem iudicii, Let us make haste, saith he, to do it, before the day of judgment; and lest we be taken with our task undone. Others, Let us anticipate his face, that is, prepare our hearts at home, before we come into the public; or, let us give thanks for mercies already received, that we may make way for more.

With psalms ] Oratione prorsa et vorsa.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)