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Psalm 100

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

November 22, 2026

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives with Pilgrims Entering from the River Jordan, David Roberts
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives with Pilgrims Entering from the River Jordan, David Roberts, 1842Norfolk Museums Collections
The city seen from the Mount of Olives, with a column of pilgrims coming up from the Jordan to the gates.Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise.David RobertsRoberts, who drew Jerusalem on the spot in 1839 and worked the drawings up for years after.Norfolk Museums CollectionsNorfolk Museums Collections.Norfolk Museums Collections
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMatt. 25:31-46Mt 25:31-46
EpistleEph. 1:15-23Eph 1:15-23
Old TestamentEzek. 34:11-16, 20-24Ez 34:11-16, 20-24Alt. OTEzek. 34:11-16, 20-24Ez 34:11-16, 20-24
PsalterPs. 100Ps 100Alt. PsalmPs. 95:1-7aPs 95:1-7a

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

Commentary on Psalm 100Commentary on Ps 100 Working Preacher

The Lutheran home commentary on the appointed psalm by a named seminary scholar.

Psalm 100 - A Call to Thankful WorshipPs 100 - A Call to Thankful Worship Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse evangelical study of joyful worship of the LORD who made us his flock.

Psalm 100:1 CommentariesPs 100:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the call to serve the LORD with gladness.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 100 (Hebrew and English)Ps 100 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria

The Hebrew of the psalm of thanksgiving alongside English with linked Jewish commentary.

The Church Fathers

Psalms 100 (Catena)Ps 100 (Catena) Catena

Early church readings of the psalm that calls all the earth to thankful praise.

Questions preachers ask

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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