King James Version
Psalms 100
5 verses with commentary
Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord
A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. praise: or, thanksgiving all: Heb. all the earth
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.</strong> This opening command initiates one of Scripture's most exuberant calls to worship. The psalm's superscription identifies it as "A Psalm of praise" (<em>mizmor l'todah</em>, מִזְמוֹר לְתוֹדָה), literally "a psalm for thanksgiving." It was likely sung during thank offerings at the Temple.<br><br>"Make a joyful noise" (<em>hariu</em>, ...
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(1) **Make a joyful noise.**—See Psalm 98:4.
**All ye lands.**—Or, *all the earth.*
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**6. for my sake--**literally, "in me," in my confusion and shame.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 100
An exhortation to praise God, and rejoice in him.
--This song of praise should be considered as a prophecy, and even used as a prayer, for the coming of that time when all people shall know that the Lord he is God, and shall become his worshippers, and the sheep of his pasture. Great encouragement is given us, in worshipping God, to do it cheerfully. If, when we strayed like wand...
Read full commentary →Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
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<strong>Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.</strong> This verse pairs two imperatives defining worship's essential character: service and joy. "Serve" (<em>ivdu</em>, עִבְדוּ) means to labor, work, or serve as a slave. The same verb describes Israel's bondage in Egypt (<em>avodah</em>). Yet here, service to Yahweh is not oppressive slavery but joyful privilege.<br>...
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7-12. This plea contemplates his relation to God as a sufferer in His cause. Reproach, domestic estrangement (Mr 3:21; Joh 7:5), exhaustion in God's service (Joh 2:17), revilings and taunts of base men were the sufferings.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 100
An exhortation to praise God, and rejoice in him.
--This song of praise should be considered as a prophecy, and even used as a prayer, for the coming of that time when all people shall know that the Lord he is God, and shall become his worshippers, and the sheep of his pasture. Great encouragement is given us, in worshipping God, to do it cheerfully. If, when we strayed like wand...
Read full commentary →Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. and not: or, and his we are
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<strong>Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.</strong> This verse grounds worship in foundational theological truths about God's identity and humanity's relationship to Him. "Know" (<em>d'u</em>, דְּעוּ) is an imperative demanding not mere intellectual assent but experiential, relational knowledge that tr...
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(3) **And not we ourselves.**—Most commentators now prefer the reading “His we are,” as keeping the parallelism better, besides having great MS. support. The concluding part of the verse is an echo of Psalm 95:7.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
7-12. This plea contemplates his relation to God as a sufferer in His cause. Reproach, domestic estrangement (Mr 3:21; Joh 7:5), exhaustion in God's service (Joh 2:17), revilings and taunts of base men were the sufferings.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 100
An exhortation to praise God, and rejoice in him.
--This song of praise should be considered as a prophecy, and even used as a prayer, for the coming of that time when all people shall know that the Lord he is God, and shall become his worshippers, and the sheep of his pasture. Great encouragement is given us, in worshipping God, to do it cheerfully. If, when we strayed like wand...
Read full commentary →Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
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<strong>Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.</strong> This verse describes the procession into Temple worship, moving from outer gates toward inner courts. "Enter...gates" (<em>bo'u sh'arav</em>, בֹּאוּ שְׁעָרָיו) likely refers to the Temple gates through which worshipers passed from Jerusalem's streets into sacred space...
Read full commentary →Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
7-12. This plea contemplates his relation to God as a sufferer in His cause. Reproach, domestic estrangement (Mr 3:21; Joh 7:5), exhaustion in God's service (Joh 2:17), revilings and taunts of base men were the sufferings.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 100
An exhortation to praise God, and rejoice in him.
--This song of praise should be considered as a prophecy, and even used as a prayer, for the coming of that time when all people shall know that the Lord he is God, and shall become his worshippers, and the sheep of his pasture. Great encouragement is given us, in worshipping God, to do it cheerfully. If, when we strayed like wand...
Read full commentary →For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. to all: Heb. to generation and generation
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<strong>For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.</strong> This concluding verse provides the theological foundation for all preceding worship imperatives. The connecting "For" (<em>ki</em>, כִּי) introduces three essential attributes motivating praise: goodness, mercy, and truth. These aren't abstract qualities but covenant realities Israel experie...
Read full commentary →Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
7-12. This plea contemplates his relation to God as a sufferer in His cause. Reproach, domestic estrangement (Mr 3:21; Joh 7:5), exhaustion in God's service (Joh 2:17), revilings and taunts of base men were the sufferings.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 100
An exhortation to praise God, and rejoice in him.
--This song of praise should be considered as a prophecy, and even used as a prayer, for the coming of that time when all people shall know that the Lord he is God, and shall become his worshippers, and the sheep of his pasture. Great encouragement is given us, in worshipping God, to do it cheerfully. If, when we strayed like wand...
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