Psalms 100:1 «A Psalm of praise. » Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. _A Psalm of praise_] _Suavis et gravis,_ short and sweet; appointed, likely, to be sung at the thank offerings, _quando pacifica erant offerenda,_ say the Italian and Spanish annotators. See Psalms 100:4. Enter with... [ Continue Reading ]
Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Ver. 2. _Serve the Lord with gladness_] The Cabbalists have a proverb, The Holy Ghost singeth not but out of a glad heart. Cheerfulness is much called for in both Testaments, God loveth a cheerful server.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 3. _Know ye that the Lord he is God_] Be convinced of it, ye heathens, whose fantasies have forged false gods; and ye Jews, acknowledge the true God to be... [ Continue Reading ]
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. Ver. 4. _Enter into his gates, &c._] As sheep into his sheepfolds, frequent his public ordinances, wait at the posts of the gates of wisdom; there, as at a heavenly exchange, the s... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations. Ver. 5. _For the Lord is good_] Though we be evil, he giveth us all these good things gratis; and although we provoke him daily to punish us, yet his mercy is everlasting: like a fountain, it runneth af... [ Continue Reading ]