Psalms 95:2 (DRB)

Passage

Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:1 A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalms 95:2 Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Psalms 95:3 Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.

Psalms 95:4 For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sing", "lord", "bless", "name", "shew", "forth", and "salvation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sing" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A canticle for David himself when the..." into verse 3's "Declare his glory among the Gentiles his...", so "sing" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sing" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.