Psalms 95:4 (LSB)

Passage

In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 95:6 Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before Yahweh our Maker.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whose", "hand", "depths", "earth", "peaks", and "mountains". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whose" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "For Yahweh is a great God And..." into verse 5's "The sea is His for it was...", so "whose" and "hand" 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 "whose" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.