Psalms 100:2

Serve the Lord with joy; come before his presence with triumphal song.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

In Context

1“A psalm of thanksgiving.” Shout joyfully unto the Lord, all ye lands.

3Know, that the Lord is God indeed: it is he that hath made us, and his are we—his people and the flock of his pasture.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which the Lord thy God will choose to let his name dwell there.

Deuteronomy 28:47For the reason that thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, while there was an abundance of all things;

2 Chronicles 20:27Then returned all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to return to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had caused them to rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 31:2And Hezekiah stationed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, of the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of the Lord.

Psalms 63:4(63:5) Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.

Psalms 95:2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and shout joyfully unto him with psalms.

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 →

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