Psalms 100

Chapter Overview

What happens in Psalms 100

A psalm of thanksgiving and one of the most joyful psalms in the Bible. It calls the whole earth to serve the Lord with gladness, know that he made us, and enter his gates with thanksgiving.

Scripture

Shout for Joy to the Lord

Study note

The whole earth is called to shout for joy and serve the Lord with gladness. Come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God — he made us and we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all you lands. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

3 Know that the Lord, he is God: it is he who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 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.

Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving

Study note

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. The Lord is good, his love endures forever, and his faithfulness lasts through every generation.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful to him, and bless his name. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Key Themes

Themes in Psalms 100

Joyful worship from all the earthWe are God's people and the sheep of his pastureEntering God's gates with thanksgivingGod's love and faithfulness endure forever

Apply This Today

Living Psalms 100

This is the psalm to read on your best days and your worst. Shout for joy, serve with gladness, come with thanksgiving. You are not a random accident — you are God's handiwork, a sheep in His pasture. His goodness, love, and faithfulness stretch across every generation, including yours.

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