Psalms 100
This passage beautifully encapsulates the call to worship and the recognition of God's sovereignty and goodness. It invites all nations to joyfully serve Yahweh, emphasizing not only our identity as His creation but also our relationship as His people. The plea for thanksgiving highlights the centrality of gratitude in our response to God, acknowledging His eternal faithfulness and loving kindness. Through these verses, we are reminded that our existence and purpose are rooted in the divine grace of the Creator, prompting a heartfelt response of worship and praise.
Core Bible study
Psalms 100:1
Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
Original language
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה הָרִ֥יעוּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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Psalms 100:2
Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
Original language
עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה בֹּ֥אוּ לְ֝פָנָ֗יו בִּרְנָנָֽה׃
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Psalms 100:3
Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Original language
דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ ולא וְל֣וֹ אֲנַ֑חְנוּ עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃
Cross references
Isaiah 43:1: But now thus says Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.
Isaiah 43:2: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
John 10:14: I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
John 10:15: even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
Ephesians 2:10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
1 Peter 2:9: But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
Romans 9:25: As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.”
Romans 9:26: “It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ There they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
Acts 17:24: The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands,
Acts 17:25: neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.
Acts 17:26: He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
Acts 17:27: that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
Acts 17:28: ‘For in him we live, and move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
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!
Commentary
This verse emphasizes the recognition of Yahweh as the sovereign God, affirming His creative authority over humanity. The use of the Hebrew word עָשָׂנוּ (asanu) indicates that we are made by Him, highlighting our dependence on the Creator. Furthermore, the imagery of being "his people" and "the sheep of his pasture" underscores the relationship between God and His followers, portraying believers as under His care and guidance, akin to a shepherd's nurturing role over his flock. This verse encapsulates a profound understanding of identity and belonging within the covenant community.
This verse emphasizes the recognition of Yahweh as the sovereign God, affirming His creative authority over humanity. The use of the Hebrew word עָשָׂנוּ (asanu) indicates that we are made by Him, highlighting our dependence on the Creator.
Furthermore, the imagery of being "his people" and "the sheep of his pasture" underscores the relationship between God and His followers, portraying believers as under His care and guidance, akin to a shepherd's nurturing role over his flock. This verse encapsulates a profound understanding of identity and belonging within the covenant community.
Psalms 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
Original language
בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃
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Commentary
The invitation to "enter into his gates with thanksgiving" signifies an approach to God that acknowledges His goodness and grace. The Hebrew word for "thanksgiving," תוֹדָה (todah), indicates a public acknowledgment of God's deeds and character, highlighting a communal aspect of worship. Transitioning into the "courts" with "praise" indicates a deeper engagement with God's presence, where worship shifts from mere gratitude to exaltation and honoring His name. The call to "give thanks" and "bless his name" reiterates the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty, inviting believers to actively express their gratitude and reverence in worship as a foundational aspect of their relationship with Him.
The invitation to "enter into his gates with thanksgiving" signifies an approach to God that acknowledges His goodness and grace. The Hebrew word for "thanksgiving," תוֹדָה (todah), indicates a public acknowledgment of God's deeds and character, highlighting a communal aspect of worship.
Transitioning into the "courts" with "praise" indicates a deeper engagement with God's presence, where worship shifts from mere gratitude to exaltation and honoring His name. The call to "give thanks" and "bless his name" reiterates the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty, inviting believers to actively express their gratitude and reverence in worship as a foundational aspect of their relationship with Him.
Psalms 100:5
For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
Original language
כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃
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