Psalms 95:3 (LSB)

Passage

For Yahweh is a great God And a great King above all gods,

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.

Psalms 95:5 The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Let us come before His presence with..." into verse 4's "In whose hand are the depths of...", so "yahweh" 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 "yahweh" and "great" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.