Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 100:1-3
1. Happy service 100:1-3 read more
Psalm 100
Thomas Constable
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 100:1-5
Psalms 100An unknown writer invited God’s people to approach the Lord with joy in this well-known psalm. We can serve Him gladly because He is the Creator, and we can worship Him thankfully because He is good and faithful."Known as the Jubilate (’O be joyful’), it is a psalm much used in liturgical worship; but William Kethe’s fine paraphrase, ’All people that on earth do dwell’, has even wider currency wherever English is spoken. Finer still, but somewhat freer, is Isaac Watts’ version,... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 100:3
We should appreciate the fact that Yahweh is the sovereign God. We should acknowledge that He has created us and that we are not self-made individuals. We belong to Him, and we partake of what He graciously provides for us. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 100:4-5
2. Grateful worship 100:4-5The psalmist called on the Israelites to enter the gates of Jerusalem with thanksgiving in their hearts. They should enter the temple courtyard with praise on their lips. They should express their gratitude to Him for His many blessings and should bless Him. The reason for this behavior is that God is good to His people. His loyal love lasts forever, and He will continue to remain faithful to all generations of people.Every generation that benefits from Yahweh’s... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 100:1-5
This famous Ps. (the ’Jubilate,’ ’Old Hundredth’) does not give God the title of King, but its contents are otherwise so similar to those of the previous ’theocratic’ Pss. that it is naturally grouped along with them both as to subject and date. It calls the world to worship God (Psalms 100:1-2), describes Him as the Creator and Shepherd of His people (Psalms 100:3), points to the second Temple as the seat of His service (Psalms 100:4), and closes with an ascription of praise which was often... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 100
C.This liturgic psalm, which as a hymn is so universally known and loved, is composed of four verses of triplets. Even when performed in the Temple, amid the exclusive notes of Judaism, its opening words must have inspired something of that catholic sentiment which pervades a congregation when singing what we know as the “Old Hundredth.”Title.—Of praise.—Better, for thanks, or, possibly for the thankoffering, i.e., especially adapted for that particular ceremony. At all events it is a... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 100:1
(1) Make a joyful noise.—See Psalms 98:4.All ye lands.—Or, all the earth. read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 100:3
(3) And not we ourselves.—Most commentators now prefer the reading “His we are,” as keeping the parallelism better, besides having great MS. support. The concluding part of the verse is an echo of Psalms 95:7. read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 100:1-5
Psalms 100:3 This text is closely associated with the personal history of Melanchthon, but the facts are quite wrongly given by Dr. John Ker in his book on the Psalms. Dr. Ker supposed that the use of the verse related to a bereavement which took place shortly before the Reformer's death. It was, on the contrary, a passage which accompanied him in thought from the year 1529, when at the age of thirty-two he lost his baby son George, who was born at Jena on 25 November, 1527. Luther, writing to... read more
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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 100:1-2
All people should shout praises to the Lord joyfully. We should willingly serve Him with happy hearts. We should sing out with joy to honor Him. read more