Psalms 100:5
For the LORD is good; His mercy endureth for ever; and His faithfulness unto all generations.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: 'The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth;
1 Chronicles 16:34O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.
Ezra 3:11And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD: 'for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel.' And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Psalms 36:5(36-6) Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.
Psalms 85:10(85-11) Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 89:1(89-1) Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. (89-2) I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 100:2-5
Importunate Exhortations to Praise God; Motives for Praising God. 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all… Read the whole commentary →