Psalms 95:11 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore I sware in my wrath, saying, Surely they shall not enter into my rest.

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:9 Where your fathers tempted me, proued me, though they had seene my worke.

Psalms 95:10 Fourtie yeeres haue I contended with this generation, and said, They are a people that erre in heart, for they haue not knowen my wayes.

Psalms 95:11 Wherefore I sware in my wrath, saying, Surely they shall not enter into my rest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "sware", "wrath", "saying", "surely", "shall", "enter", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "sware", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Fourtie yeeres haue I contended with this...", giving immediate footing for "wherefore" and "sware". 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 "wherefore" and "sware" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.