Psalms 95:5 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Psalms 95:7 for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hands", "formed", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hands" and "formed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "In his hand are the deep places..." into verse 6's "Oh come let s worship and bow...", so "hands" and "formed" 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 "hands" and "formed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.