Time after Pentecost · Proper 6 · Year A
Psalm 100
Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord
June 14, 2026
Overview & Insights
“Know that the Lord is God… we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.” (Psalm 100:3)
An unusual feature of this hymn is that the first four verses are mostly imperative calls to praise (seven of them in vv. 1–4) and only the closing fifth verse provides the formal basis for this praise (with “for,” which normally begins a hymn’s introductory summary). This may imply we have only a fragment of a psalm or that Psalm 100 is complete but merely a portion of a larger liturgy. The congregation is summoned to worship and specifically to come before him and enter his temple (the Hb. verb bōʾû is used in both vv. 2 and 4) for the purpose of offering thanksgiving and praise (v. 4). We should perhaps imagine a liturgist or Levitical choir calling the congregation, who are outside the temple gates, to enter by a procession.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Psalm 100 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on this psalm of thanksgiving.
Enduring Word: Psalm 100 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the psalm.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Psalm 100:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries on the call to joyful worship.
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What is Psalm 100?
A short psalm of exuberant thanksgiving, “make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth,” calling the nations to worship the God whose love endures forever, fitting for the reign of Christ.
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