Psalms 95:3 (GNV)

Passage

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King aboue all gods.

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:1 Come, let vs reioyce vnto the Lord: let vs sing aloude vnto the rocke of our saluation.

Psalms 95:2 Let vs come before his face with praise: let vs sing loude vnto him with Psalmes.

Psalms 95:3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King aboue all gods.

Psalms 95:4 In whose hande are the deepe places of the earth, and the heightes of the mountaines are his:

Psalms 95:5 To whome the Sea belongeth: for hee made it, and his handes formed the dry land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "great", "king", "aboue", and "gods". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "great", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Let vs come before his face with..." into verse 4's "In whose hande are the deepe places...", so "lord" and "great" 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 "lord" and "great" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.