Psalms 95:2 (LSB)

Passage

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us make a loud shout to Him with songs of praise.

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:1 Oh come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh, Let us make a loud shout to the rock of our salvation.

Psalms 95:2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us make a loud shout to Him with songs of praise.

Psalms 95:3 For Yahweh is a great God And a great King above all gods,

Psalms 95:4 In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "before", "presence", "thanksgiving", "make", "loud", "shout", and "songs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Oh come let us sing for joy..." into verse 3's "For Yahweh is a great God And...", so "come" and "before" 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 "come" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.