The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 100:2
Serve the Lord with gladness. "Gladness" is the emphatic word. Almost every clause of the psalm contains some such call. Come before his presence with singing ; or, with a cry of joy. read more
詩篇 100:1-2 Rcuvts
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 100:2
Glad service. "Serve the Lord with gladness." So sings the psalmist, and his teaching has been echoed by the wisest of human teachers. "Give me the man who sings at his work;" so writes Carlyle. "A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a." So teaches Shakespeare. Now glad service is what God asks for here. But— I. IT IS ALL TOO RARE . That it is so is evident; for: 1 . Look at the countenances of those who profess to serve God. How grave, gloomy,... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 100:2
Service with gladness. "Make a joyful noise;" "Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing." It does not appear that anything in the nature of a song service was connected with the Mosaic tabernacle. David systematized, if he did not actually introduce, that element. And it made a vital change. Previously the Divine worship had been a ceremony; from that time it became a service. Previously it had been an affair exclusively of priests; from that time it became... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 100:1
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord - See the notes at Psalms 95:1.All ye lands - Margin, as in Hebrew, “all the earth.” The margin expresses the sense. The idea in the psalm is, that praise did not pertain to one nation only; that it was not appropriate for one people merely; that it should not be confined to the Hebrew people, but that there was a proper ground of praise for “all;” there was that in which all nations, of all languages and conditions, could unite. The ground of that was the fact... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 100:2
Serve the Lord with gladness - That is, In your worship, and in all your acts of obedience. Let there be joy in this service. Let it not be with the fear of slaves; not as a matter of compulsion and force; not with reluctance, moroseness, or gloom. Let it be a cheerful, happy service; let it be freely rendered, let it be an occasion of joy to the soul. The service of God is a source of the highest joy that man knows.Come before his presence with singing - As expressive of joy. So the birds... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 100:1-2
Psalms 100:1-2. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord Partly, with voices, and songs of rejoicings, and thanksgiving; and partly with musical instruments, as the manner then was; all ye lands That is, all the inhabitants of the earth. When all nations shall be discipled, and the gospel preached to every creature, then this summons will be fully obeyed. Serve the Lord with gladness Devote yourselves to, and employ yourselves in, his service. Come before his presence with singing In the... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 100:1-5
Psalms 97-100 God the universal kingPsalms 97:0 follows on from the thought on which the previous psalm closed (namely, that God is king over the earth). It shows that holiness, righteousness and justice are the basis of God’s kingdom. His judgment will be as universal as a flash of lightning and as powerful as an all-consuming fire (97:1-5). Every thing will bow before his rule (6-7). His own people already recognize him as Lord and bring him fitting worship (8-9). They can experience the... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 100:1
Title. A Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 . praise = thanksgiving. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . ye lands. Hebrew the land; Israel in the land. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 100:2
the LORD = Jehovah's self. Hebrew. Jehovah. with eth . presence. See note on Psalms 95:2 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 100:1-5
Worship. I. THE CALL TO THE WORSHIP OF GOD . 1 . It is to be the worship of joyful song. ( Psalms 100:1 , Psalms 100:2 .) Not the worship of silent thought, but of glad utterance. True fear and joy not incompatible. 2 . It is to be universal worship. ( Psalms 100:1 .) "All ye lands," or "All the earth"—Gentiles as well as Jews. 3 . It is to be the worship of thankful gratitude. ( Psalms 100:4 .) In remembrance of all the Divine benefits and mercies... read more