Psalms 95:4 (WEB)

Passage

In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his.

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:2 Let’s come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let’s extol him with songs!

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

Psalms 95:4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his.

Psalms 95:5 The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land.

Psalms 95:6 Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hand", "deep", "places", "earth", "heights", and "mountains". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hand" and "deep", 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 a..." into verse 5's "The sea is his and he made...", so "hand" and "deep" 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 "hand" and "deep" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.