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Psalm 100

He Rules His People

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A psalm for giving thanks.

Know That the Lord Is God

Shout to the Lord with joy, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
He made us, and we are his.[a]
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
his courtyards with praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.[b]
For the Lord is good. His mercy endures forever.
His faithfulness continues through all generations.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 100:3 A Hebrew variant reads and not we ourselves.
  2. Psalm 100:4 In biblical language we bless God by praising his name.

Worship God with Joy

A psalm of thanksgiving.[a]

100 Shout in triumph to Yahweh, all the earth.
Serve[b] Yahweh with joy;
come into his presence with exultation.
Know that Yahweh, he is God;
he made us and we are his.[c]
We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him; bless his name.
For Yahweh is good; his loyal love is forever,
and his faithfulness is from generation to generation.[d]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 100:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 100:2 Or “Worship”
  3. Psalm 100:3 According to the reading tradition (Qere); the Kethib reads “and not we ourselves
  4. Psalm 100:5 Literally “unto a generation and a generation”