Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
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.
Commenting on Psalm 100:1-5
Know ye that the Lord, he is God. Our worship must be intelligent. We ought to know whom we worship and why. "Man, know thyself, "is a wise aphorism, yet to know our God is truer wisdom; and it is very questionable whether a man can know himself until he knows his God.
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.
Commenting on Psalm 100:1-5