Psalm 100:1 (BSB)

A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.

From Psalms 100. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Psalm 100:1

  • John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on Psalm 100:1-5: PSALM 100 The title of this psalm may serve for a summary of its contents Moreover, its brevity renders a lengthened discourse unnecessary. The Psalmist, in an especial manner, invites believers to praise God, because he has chosen them to be his people, and has taken them under his care. Psalm 100:1-3 A Psalm of Praise 1. Let all the earth make a joyful noise to Jehovah. 2.
  • C.H. Spurgeon (Reformed Baptist), The Treasury of David on Psalm 100:1: Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. This is a repetition of Ps 98:4. The original word signifies a glad shout, such as loyal subjects give when their king appears among them. Our happy God should be worshipped by a happy people; a cheerful spirit is in keeping with his nature, his acts, and the gratitude which we should cherish for his mercies.
  • Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Psalm 100:1-5: Here, I. The exhortations to praise are very importunate. The psalm does indeed answer to the title, A psalm of praise; it begins with that call which of late we have several times met with (Psa 100:1), Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all you lands, or all the earth, all the inhabitants of the earth.
  • John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Psalm 100:1: Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Or, "all the earth" (c); that is, as the Targum, all the inhabitants of the earth, who are called upon to shout unto him as their King; as the angels did at his birth, the disciples when he made his public entrance into Jerusalem, the apostles at his ascension to heaven, the saints when the...