Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 100:5
For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] (d) everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations.
(d) He declares that we should never be weary in praising him, seeing his mercies toward us last forever.
For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] (d) everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations.
(d) He declares that we should never be weary in praising him, seeing his mercies toward us last forever.
Verse Psalms 100:5. _FOR THE LORD_ IS _GOOD_] GOODNESS, the perfect, eternal opposition to all _badness_ and _evil_, is essential to God. _Mercy_ and _compassion_ are modifications of his _goodness_;...
FOR THE LORD IS GOOD - For good is Yahweh. That is, He is not a being of mere “power;” he is not merely the Creator; but he is benevolent, and is, therefore, worthy of universal praise. In the former...
Psalms 100 Nothing but Praise It is Israel's voice in praise which we hear in this brief Psalm, which so fittingly concludes this series of great millennial Psalms. They exhort that all the earth sh...
C. A PROCESSIONAL HYMN (see Psalms 100:4). The Ps. invites the Israelites to be joyful, declares Yahweh is the only God and the Maker of all, and that He is specially the God of Israel. PSALMS 100:2....
GOOD. Compare Psalms 95:3, "great". MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
DISCOURSE: 666 GENTILES CALLED TO GLORIFY GOD Psalms 100:1. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord...
FOR THE LORD IS GOOD— I think the following, says Mudge, is the true version. _Bless his name, for it is good: the Lord, for his favour is everlasting;_ and so every where. See Psalms 135:3. This last...
PSALMS 100 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Invitation to All the Earth to Come In before Jehovah and Worship. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 100:1-3, Invitation to Worship, based on Jehovah's Claims as Creator and S...
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. FOR THE LORD IS GOOD - as is shown by the salvation which He has imparted to His people, and in them at th...
BOOK 4 The Pss. in this book, as in that which follows, are mostly of comparatively late date, and suitable for use in the worship of the sanctuary. The two books seem to have been conjoined at one ti...
_Is_ EVERLASTING] RV 'endureth for ever': see 1 Chronicles 16:34; 1 Chronicles 16:41; 2 Chronicles 7:3;...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ *THANK-YOU, GOD! PSALMS 100 JESUS SAID, "*THANK-YOU, FATHER". (MATTHEW 11:25)...
כִּי ־טֹ֣וב יְ֭הֹוָה לְ עֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּ֑ו וְ
Psalms 100:1 THE Psalms of the King end with this full-toned call to all the earth to do Him homage. It differs from the others of the group, by making no distinct mention either of Jehovah's royal ti...
UNIVERSAL PRAISE Psalms 100:1 If we could enter into the spirit of this psalm, every day would be a Thanksgiving Day. The psalmist invites all the earth to enter into the courts of God's house with j...
This is the last song of the series, and forms a fitting conclusion to the movement which commenced in Psalms 93:1. There the Divine assumption of the throne and government was the subject. Here it is...
PSALM C. (MISERICORDIAM & JUDICIUM.) The prophet exhorteth all, by his example, to follow mercy and justice. Persecute. Or abhor (Worthington) with a perfect hatred. We must shew our displeasure if...
How delightfully this verse closeth in upon what went before! Wherefore are such blessings bestowed? it might be well asked: Why hath Jehovah made us, and new made us, in Christ Jesus? Why opened his...
_DIVINE GOODNESS AND TRUTH_ ‘For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations.’ Psalms 100:5 I. THERE ARE SOME PASSAGES OF THE WORD WHICH ADMIT OF NO EXPLAN...
Psalms 100 is the summons to universal worship of Jehovah with gladness and praise. Jehovah is good. Verse 5 (Psalms 100:5) gives in principle the great truth so often laid down as Israel's hope His m...
FOR THE LORD IS GOOD,.... Both in a providential way, and in a way of grace, and does good; he is the good Shepherd, that has laid down his life for the sheep; and the good Samaritan, that pours in th...
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 alth...
_Know that the Lord_ Hebrews _Jehovah, he is God_ The only living and true God; a being infinitely perfect, self-existent, and self- sufficient; and the fountain of all being; the first cause and last...
For the Lord is good, Psalms 25:8; Psalms 34:8; HIS MERCY, the liberality of His divine favor, on the basis of the redemption, IS EVERLASTING; AND HIS TRUTH, the faithfulness of His promises and of Hi...
AN INVITATION TO ALL MEN TO SERVE THE TRUE GOD. A psalm of praise, properly placed here to close this wonderful series of praise anthems, the summons here being to give thanksgiving to God, the Creat...
TO ALL GENERATIONS: _ Heb._ to generation, and generation...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 100:5 LORD H3068 good H2896 mercy H2617 everlasting H5769 truth H530 all H1755 generations H1755 For the -...
Psalms 100 Psalms 100:1 : The lands are required to receive the good tidings from heaven, which implies that they are to cast off and reject their own gods. They are to turn from idols to serve the l...
May the Spirit of God, by whose inspiration David penned these Psalms, bless them to us as we read them! This is entitled «a Psalm of Praise.» Note here that this is the only Psalm which bears that ti...
CONTENTS: Call to praise God in consideration of His being and His relation to us. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: True worshippers should be joyful worshippers. If we serve Him in uprightnes...
Title. _A psalm of praise,_ or thanksgiving. Chaldee, “for the sacrifice of confession.” The subject appears to be general, and has received no particular application. There is not the slightest groun...
_Know ye that the Lord He is God._ THE CLAIMS OF GOD “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever.” There is a vast amount both of theology and philosophy in that simple answer, whi...
_The Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations._ THE DIVINE GOODNESS EXEMPLIFIED I. An important statement. “The Lord is good.” All we see around us confirms t...
_Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands._ WORSHIP Worship is at once the duty of all duties, the service of all services, the joy of all joys. I. It is founded on knowledge (verse 3). 1....
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 100:1. This hymn is not explicitly a psalm celebrating God’s kingship, but it brings the collection of kingship hymns to a close with its enthusiastic call to come before th...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 100:5 STEADFAST LOVE... FAITHFULNESS. These terms recall Exodus 34:6. God’s people can be joyful because of his enduring character of gracious love and bec
INTRODUCTION This Psalm completes the series of Royal Psalms, and “may be regarded as the Doxology which closes the strain. We find lingering in it notes of the same great harmony. It breathes the sa...
EXPOSITION THE hundredth psalm has for its title, "A Psalm of praise," or "of thanksgiving," and to this description it well answers. There is not a single mournful note in the composition. God is pra...
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness (Psalms 100:1-2): Now if you can't serve the Lord with gladness, it's better that you not serve Him. It is a shame and a d...
Deuteronomy 7:9; Exodus 34:6; Exodus 34:7; Hebrews 6:13; Jeremiah 33:1