Psalms 95:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Unto whom I sware in my wrath, &c. In my just displeasure, I passed an irreversible sentence upon them, and confirmed it by an oath: that they should not enter into my rest Into the promised land, so called Deuteronomy 12:9; 1 Chronicles 23:25, of which sentence, see Numbers 14. Now this case of the Israelites, who were prohibited from entering Canaan, is here applied by the psalmist. 1st, To those of their posterity who lived when this Psalm was composed, and they are cautioned not to harden their heart, as their forefathers did, lest, if they were stubborn and disobedient, God should be provoked to prohibit them from enjoying the privileges of his temple at Jerusalem, of which he had said, Psalms 132:14, This is my rest. But it was intended also, 2d, For the instruction of all after ages, as has been observed on Psalms 95:7, and particularly of those Israelites who should live in the times of the Messiah, that they might take heed of falling after the same example of unbelief, as the apostle observes from this place, Hebrews 4:11, where see the notes.