Psalm Devotional
The Rock
Mention “the Rock” in some younger circles and the name of Dwayne Johnson, former pro-wrestler and star of action movies, may come up. Older folks may think of the Prudential Insurance Co., which uses the Rock of Gibraltar as its logo.
In Scripture, “the Rock” is invariably the Rock of our salvation (see Ps. 18:2, 46; 62:2-7; 89:26; Is. 17:10). God is “the Rock that is higher than I” (Ps. 61:2). Speaking of Israel en route to the Promised Land, Paul notes that “they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ” (1 Cor. 10:4).
Psalm 95 is about the foundations of a right relationship with the Lord, who is defined from the outset as “the Rock of our salvation” (v. 1). This presents us with a double call to joyful praise and steadfast discipleship.

