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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 100:4

Enter into his gates; the gates of his courts; for the people might enter no further, and the courts had walls and gates as well as the house. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 100:1-5

INTRODUCTIONThis Psalm completes the series of Royal Psalms, and “may be regarded as the Doxology which closes the strain. We find lingering in it notes of the same great harmony. It breathes the same gladness; it is filled with the same hope, that all nations shall bow down before Jehovah, and confess that He is God.”—Perowne.Of all the Psalms in the collection this rises to the highest pitch of gladness; it breathes the broadest spirit of charity, and expresses the highest mood of devout joy.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 100:1-5

Psalms 100:0 Psalms 100:1 : The lands are required to receive the good tidings from heaven, which implies that they are to cast off and reject their own gods. They are to turn from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven. A joyful noise is to be made, because a glad message has come. Psalms 100:2 : He who sends the message claims obedience. "Serve Jehovah." There is sorrow not in the service, but for not having served before; and there is sorrow remaining... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 100:1-5

DISCOURSE: 666GENTILES CALLED TO GLORIFY GODPsalms 100:1-5. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 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 into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 100:1-5

Psalms 100:1-5 :Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness ( Psalms 100:1-2 ):Now if you can't serve the Lord with gladness, it's better that you not serve Him. It is a shame and a disgrace that people gripe about what they've done for the Lord or their service for God. But that's usually the result of people being pushed into something that God hasn't led them into. And the church, unfortunately, has been very guilty of pushing people into jobs or into things... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 100:1-5

Title. A psalm of praise, or thanksgiving. Chaldee, “for the sacrifice of confession.” The subject appears to be general, and has received no particular application. There is not the slightest ground for supposing this psalm to have been written after the Babylonish captivity. Psalms 100:1 . Make a joyful noise. The sublimity of the subject demands the highest vocal powers. The Hebrews sung with heart and voice, and virtually reprove our modern theatrical tunes, and sombrous airs. All ye... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 100:1-5

Psalms 100:1-5Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.WorshipWorship is at once the duty of all duties, the service of all services, the joy of all joys.I. It is founded on knowledge (verse 3).1. A knowledge of what God is in Himself--the absolutely good.2. A knowledge of what God is in His relations.(1) Our Maker.(2) Our Owner.(3) Our Preserver.II. It is developed in service. This should be--1. Gladsome (verse 2).2. Thankful (verse 4).3. Demonstrative.“With praise.” True worship does... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 100:2

Psalms 100:2Serve the Lord with gladness. Glad serviceI. There are essentials which God and our own nature require in order to render spiritual service with gladness.1. There must be reconciliation with God through faith in Christ.2. There must be love to God as the motive (Galatians 5:6).3. We must take God’s will as our rule in the service.4. We must serve Him in hope of success and reward.II. The reasons there are why we should serve the Lord with gladness.1. Because of our indebtedness to... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 100:3-5

Psalms 100:3-5Know ye that the Lord He is God. The claims of God“Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever.” There is a vast amount both of theology and philosophy in that simple answer, which our old divines have put into the mouth of a child. Were we to-day what we should be, it would be our element to love, to serve, to adore our God, and we should not need ministers to stir us to our pleasurable duty or remind us of Jehovah’s claims.I. Thy claims of God, on what are they... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 100:4

Psalms 100:4Enter into His gates with thanksgiving. ThankfulnessThankfulness denotes a composite emotion, whose elements are joy for a gift, and love for the giver. It differs from gratitude, not essentially, but only in form; the one being necessarily a feeling only, the other that feeling both existent and expressed.I. The hindrances which practically interfere with this great moral and Christian duty.1. The habit of looking too much at other people, and too little at ourselves. If the poor... read more

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