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Psalm 100[a]

Processional Hymn

A psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all you lands;
    serve the Lord with gladness;
    come before him with joyful song.
[b]Know that the Lord is God,
    he made us, we belong to him,
    we are his people, the flock he shepherds.(A)
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name;(B)
    good indeed is the Lord,
His mercy endures forever,
    his faithfulness lasts through every generation.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 100 A hymn inviting the people to enter the Temple courts with thank offerings for the God who created them.
  2. 100:3 Although the people call on all the nations of the world to join in their hymn, they are conscious of being the chosen people of God.

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Shout for joy(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(B) with gladness;
    come before him(C) with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.(D)
    It is he who made us,(E) and we are his[a];
    we are his people,(F) the sheep of his pasture.(G)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(H)
    and his courts(I) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(J)
For the Lord is good(K) and his love endures forever;(L)
    his faithfulness(M) continues through all generations.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

100 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 all generations.