Psalms 95:4 (YLT)

Passage

In whose hand <FI>are<Fi> the deep places of earth, And the strong places of hills <FI>are<Fi> His.

Nearby Context

Psalms 95:2 We come before His face with thanksgiving, With psalms we shout to Him.

Psalms 95:3 For a great God <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, And a great king over all gods.

Psalms 95:4 In whose hand <FI>are<Fi> the deep places of earth, And the strong places of hills <FI>are<Fi> His.

Psalms 95:5 Whose is the sea, and He made it, And His hands formed the dry land.

Psalms 95:6 Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, We kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whose", "hand", "deep", "places", "earth", "strong", and "hills". 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 a great God FI is Fi..." into verse 5's "Whose is the sea and He made...", 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.