Psalm 100

"His Joyful Flock"

Purpose: To lead people in a thanksgiving celebration of YHWH

Content: We belong to YHWH and YHWH is good, so serve YHWH with joy!

Message: Being YHWH's flock is reason to celebrate!

Author: Anonymous

Overview

Translation

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1. A psalm for a thank offering.

Shout joyfully to YHWH, all the earth!

2. Serve YHWH with joy!

Enter before him with exultation!

3. Acknowledge that YHWH, he is God!

He has made us, and we are his,

his people and the flock of his pasture.

4. Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

his courts with praise.

Give thanks to him! Bless his name,

5. for YHWH is good,

his loyalty is forever,

and his faithfulness continues through generation after generation.

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• v. 3
• v. 4
• v. 5

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Psalm Overview

• Grammar
• Semantics
• Story behind the Psalm
• Discourse
• Poetics

Exegetical Issues

• The Meaning of לְתוֹדָה in Ps 100:1
• The Addressee of Ps 100
• The Text and Meaning of Ps. 100:3

Guardian: Oobie Weinberg