Psalm 100

English Standard Version

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for ^(A)giving thanks.

100 ^(B)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
² ^(C)Serve the Lord with gladness!
^(D)Come into his presence with singing!

³Know that ^(E)the Lord, he is God!
It is he who ^(F)made us, and ^(G)we are his;^[a]
we are his ^(H)people, and ^(I)the sheep of his pasture.

⁴^(J)Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his ^(K)courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; ^(L)bless his name!

⁵^(M)For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his ^(N)faithfulness to all generations.

Footnotes

Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

Psalm 16:5-9

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⁵The Lord is ^(A)my chosen portion and my ^(B)cup;
you hold my ^(C)lot.
⁶^(D)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

⁷I bless the Lord who ^(E)gives me counsel;
in ^(F)the night also my ^(G)heart instructs me.^[a]
⁸^(H)I have ^(I)set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my ^(J)right hand, I shall not be ^(K)shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^(L)whole being^[b] rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.

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Psalm 16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
Psalm 16:9 Hebrew my glory

Psalm 16:11

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¹¹You make known to me ^(A)the path of life;
in your presence there is ^(B)fullness of joy;
at your right hand are ^(C)pleasures forevermore.

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Psalm 16:11 in all English translations

Isaiah 1:16-19

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¹⁶^(A)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
    remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
^(B)cease to do evil,
¹⁷    learn to do good;
^(C)seek justice,
    correct oppression;
^(D)bring justice to the fatherless,
    plead the widow's cause.

¹⁸“Come now, ^(E)let us reason^[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as ^(F)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.
¹⁹^(G)If you are willing and obedient,
    you shall eat the good of the land;

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Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

Acts 2:42-47

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The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²And ^(A)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(B)teaching and the ^(C)fellowship, to ^(D)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe^[a] came upon every soul, and ^(E)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and ^(F)had all things in common. ⁴⁵And ^(G)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, ^(H)attending the temple ^(I)together and ^(J)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(K)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and ^(L)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(M)added to their number ^(N)day by day those who ^(O)were being saved.

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Acts 2:43 Or fear

Matthew 18:19-20

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¹⁹Again I say to you, if two of you ^(A)agree on earth about anything they ask, ^(B)it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. ²⁰For where two or three are ^(C)gathered in my name, ^(D)there am I among them.”