What does Psalm 100:1 mean?
ESV: A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
NIV: A psalm. For giving grateful praise. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
NASB: Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
CSB: Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord!
NLT: Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
KJV: {A Psalm of praise.} Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
NKJV: { A Psalm of Thanksgiving.} Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Verse Commentary:
The psalmist calls upon the entire world to shout joyfully to God. The universal nature of this call is no accident. The LORD, God of Israel, is not some imaginary or tribal deity. He is the one and only God who made heaven and earth and deserves to be praised by all people. Although God chose the nation of Israel for special purposes, He also loves the whole world (John 3:16). He has provided evidence of Himself and His love in nature and in the Scriptures (Romans 1:18–20; John 5:39–40; Psalm 19).
After rising from the dead, Jesus commissioned His disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world (Matthew 28:18–20). The entire population of mankind has not yet turned to God and praised Him as the writer of this psalm desires. However, someday, the saved from every country, language, people group, and ethnicity will praise Him. Revelation 7:9–10 pictures this innumerable crowd of redeemed people shouting, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
Verse Context:
Psalm 100:1–2 invites the whole earth to sing God's praises, with joy and happiness. This resembles Psalm 150, which concludes the book of Psalms by calling upon everyone and everything to praise the Lord. Ephesians 5:19 attributes joyful singing to God as an evidence of being filled with the Spirit, while Colossians 3:16 attributes such worship as an evidence of letting the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Chapter Summary:
The 100th Psalm opens with an invitation to the whole earth to joyfully praise the Lord, serve Him, and worship Him in song. The Lord is described as the Creator of the people as well as their Shepherd. The psalmist summons everyone to enter the temple with thanksgiving and praise. He describes the Lord as good, having love that is steadfast forever and faithfulness that stretches from generation to generation.
Chapter Context:
This is the closing psalm in a section called "royal psalms." These are Psalms 93 and 95—100. These songs proclaim God's sovereignty, His universal goodness, the duty of the nations to submit to Him, and the obligation of believers to praise Him. Psalm 150 parallels this psalm by inviting everyone and everything to praise the Lord.
Book Summary:
The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.
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