Invitation to Worship (Psalm 95, Part 1)

Psalm 95 invites us to worship by rejoicing with joyful praise, revering with humble submission, and responding with wholehearted obedience. As we kneel before the LORD we acknowledge that He is our God and we are His sheep. May we worship Him alone.

Rejoice: Worship with Joyful Praise (Verses 1-5)

¹Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;

         let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
²Let us come before him with thanksgiving

      and extol him with music and song.

³For the Lord is the great God,

         the great King above all gods.
⁴In his hand are the depths of the earth,

      and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵The sea is his, for he made it,

      and his hands formed the dry land.

We can catch the tone of joy in this psalm as the community of Christ-followers come together to worship God because He is our Savior. With joyful praise and thanksgiving may we reverently recognize His over-arching authority and supremacy. He is the Creator and Controller of the universe. He is sovereign and all creation depends on Him.

Lord of all, we sing to You. We rejoice in You, Rock of our salvation. We worship You with joyful praise. You, Lord, are the great King above all gods. In Your hands are the depths of the earth. The heights of the Olympic Mountains are Yours, the Salish Sea is Yours for You made it. This land is Yours, for You formed it.