Psalm 100:4 (BSB)

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

From Psalms 100. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Psalm 100:4

  • 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 100:4: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving. To the occurrence of the word thanksgiving in this place the Psalm probably owes its Title — In all our public service the rendering of thanks must abound; it is like the incense of the temple, which filled the whole house with smoke. Expiatory sacrifices are ended, but those of gratitude will never be out of date.
  • 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 100:4: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,.... The same with the gates of Zion, loved by the Lord more than all the dwellings of Jacob; the gates of Jerusalem, within which the feet of the saints stand with pleasure; the gates of Wisdom, or Christ, where his followers watch and wait; the gates into his house, the church, and the public ordinances of it, to be...