Venite adoremus Dominum Regem (Salmo 95)

Psalm 95, a liturgical hymn to Yhwh-King, is a coherent literary composition.Its seemingly heterogeneous features converge in the solemn worship of thedivine kingship. The exaltation of God by the cultic assembly in the Jerusalem templeconsists of praise (vv.1-5) and of adoration (vv.6-11). The rationale of tôdâ resides in the greatness and sovereignty of the Creator who rules over the entire world. The motive for proskynesis is threefold: (1) the covenant between the Fashioner of Israel and his people, (2) an exhortation to be docile to Yhwh’s voice and (3) an admonition to avoid stubbornness, a mistake made by the Meriba generation.