The Old One-Hundredth

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 100:4–5

The Old One-Hundredth

Psalms of Praise

The superscription states that this psalm (or song) is “for giving thanks.” It was used in the temple with the sacrifices of praise. The expressions in this psalm reflect the preceding enthronement psalms( ) that celebrate the Lord’s rule

Psalm 47 KJV 1900

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 1 O clap your hands, all ye people; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, And the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. 5 God is gone up with a shout, The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, Even the people of the God of Abraham: For the shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted.

Psalm 93 KJV 1900

1 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. 2 Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves. 4 The Lord on high is mightier Than the noise of many waters, Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 5 Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.

Psalm 95 KJV 1900

1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: The strength of the hills is his also. 5 The sea is his, and he made it: And his hands formed the dry land. 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 7 For he is our God; And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, And as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, And said, It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways: 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath That they should not enter into my rest.

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Psalm 95–99 KJV 1900

1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: The strength of the hills is his also. 5 The sea is his, and he made it: And his hands formed the dry land. 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 7 For he is our God; And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, And as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, And said, It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways: 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath That they should not enter into my rest. 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; Shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, His wonders among all people. 4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: But the Lord made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 8 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: Fear before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: The world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: He shall judge the people righteously. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 13 Before the Lord: for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the people with his truth. 1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the people see his glory. 7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods. 8 Zion heard, and was glad; And the daughters of Judah rejoiced Because of thy judgments, O Lord. 9 For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. A Psalm. 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. 2 The Lord hath made known his salvation: His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp; With the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. 8 Let the floods clap their hands: Let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: With righteousness shall he judge the world, And the people with equity. 1 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: He sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. 2 The Lord is great in Zion; And he is high above all the people. 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; For it is holy. 4 The king’s strength also loveth judgment; Thou dost establish equity, Thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. 5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, And worship at his footstool; For he is holy. 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon the Lord, and he answered them. 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 9 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at his holy hill; For the Lord our God is holy.

A Psalm of praise.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary Psalm 100

The superscription states that this psalm (or song) is “for giving thanks.” It was used in the temple with the sacrifices of praise. The expressions in this psalm reflect the preceding enthronement psalms (Pss. 47; 93; 95–99) that celebrate the Lord’s rule.

The psalmist exhorted the congregation to serve the Lord with gladness because He is the Creator, and to enter His temple with much thanksgiving because He is good and faithful.

A. Serve the Lord with gladness (100:1–3)

100:1–2. Verses 1–3 include a call for praise and joyful service. People everywhere (all the earth; cf. 96:1; 97:1; 98:4) should shout … to the LORD; they are not to be subdued in their praise of Him. Moreover, they are to serve Him with gladness. This service, with joyful songs, may mean worship.

100:3. The LORD should be praised and worshiped joyfully because He is sovereign. He is the Creator, and those who trust Him are His possession. They follow Him, for they are the sheep of His pasture (cf. 74:1; 79:13; 95:7; also note 23:1; 80:1).

B. Enter His courts with thanksgiving (100:4–5)

100:4–5. This second part of the psalm is a call to the saints to enter Jerusalem (God’s gates) and to go to the temple (His courts) to offer their thanksgiving sacrifices for His blessings to them.

The people should praise the Lord for His goodness, love, and faithfulness. These benefits endure from generation to generation. So every generation that experiences God’s goodness, love, and faithfulness can join in praising Him with “The Old One-Hundredth.”

The Bible Knowledge Commentary A. Serve the Lord With Gladness (100:1–3)

A. Serve the Lord with gladness (100:1–3)

1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

2 Serve the Lord with gladness:

Ross, A. P. (1985). Psalms. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 865). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

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,

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Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;

And his truth endureth to all generations.