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Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה	1a	A psalm for a thank offering.
הָרִ֥יעוּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃	1b	Shout joyfully to YHWH, all the earth!
עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה	2a	Serve YHWH with joy!
בֹּ֥אוּ לְ֝פָנָ֗יו בִּרְנָנָֽה׃	2b	Enter before him with exultation!
דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים	3a	Acknowledge that YHWH, he is God.
הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ *וְל֣וֹ* אֲנַ֑חְנוּ	3b	He has made us, and we are his,
עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃	3c	his people and the flock of his pasture.
בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה	4a	Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה	4b	his courts with praise.
הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ	4c	Give thanks to him!
בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃	4d	Bless his name,
כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה	5a	for YHWH is good,
לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ	5b	his loyalty is forever,
וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃	5c	and his faithfulness continues through generation after generation.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Speaker		Structure At-a-Glance		Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.	These labels characterize the primary expressed emotion of the psalmist in each section.	Addressee
				מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה	1	A psalm for a thank offering.
Ceremony Leader(s)		Celebrate the Shepherd		הָרִ֥יעוּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃		Shout joyfully to YHWH, all the earth!	joy	Israel
				עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה	2	Serve YHWH with joy!
				בֹּ֥אוּ לְ֝פָנָ֗יו בִּרְנָנָֽה׃		Enter before him with exultation!
				דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים	3	Acknowledge that YHWH, he is God.
				הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ *וְל֣וֹ* אֲנַ֑חְנוּ		He has made us, and we are his,
				עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃		his people and the flock of his pasture.
				בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה	4	Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
				חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה		his courts with praise.
				הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃		Give thanks to him! Bless his name,
		For He Is Good!		כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ	5	for YHWH is good, his loyalty is forever,	confidence
				וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃		and his faithfulness continues through generation after generation.

Expanded paraphrase

The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

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Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה	1a	After the common pattern of facing danger, crying out to YHWH, and being helped by YHWH, the people of Israel went up to Jerusalem, to the temple, for a thanksgiving ceremony, including joyful songs of thanksgiving and praise and the presentation of a thank offering on the altar. The crowd, including the people, priests, and perhaps a leader or king, gathered outside the gates and began the ceremony with A psalm for a thank offering.
הָרִ֥יעוּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃	1b	A leader, perhaps a priest, begins by calling out to the great crowd, "Shout joyfully to YHWH in order to celebrate his kingship, all the earth! For his help and rescue demonstrates his good character, which is reason for not only Israel, but all the earth to praise him.
עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה	2a	Serve YHWH with joy in a posture of obedience to YHWH which comes not from fear but joyful service to a good and loyal master, who can be counted on to help his servants when trouble comes! All you gathered outside of YHWH's house and presence to give thanks,
בֹּ֥אוּ לְ֝פָנָ֗יו בִּרְנָנָֽה׃	2b	Enter before him into his house and his presence, to begin the thanksgiving ceremony with exultation to honor his rescue and give him the praise owed him by his people, when he cares for them!
דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים	3a	But before entering to give thanks, let us establish the foundation of all our thanksgiving, beginning with a call to Acknowledge that YHWH, he and no other, none of the gods of the other nations who might compete, is God, the creator of all things. When he helped and rescued us, he showed himself superior over all other gods and powers!
הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ *וְל֣וֹ* אֲנַ֑חְנוּ	3b	He this great supreme God, made us, calling, redeeming, and forming us as a nation for himself, and therefore we are his, rightfully belonging to him,
עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃	3c	his people and the flock of his pasture whom he shepherds and cares for.
בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה	4a	He is our God and we are his people! We belong to him! With this foundation in mind, let us celebrate and give thanks for his help and rescue, as we Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה	4b	his courts where his presence is most experienced with praise.
הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ	4c	Give thanks to him with joyful songs of thanksgiving and a thank-offering on the altar!
בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃	4d	Bless his name speaking well of him and celebrating his character,
כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה	5a	invoking the phrase associated with thank offerings: for YHWH is good
לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ	5b	to his people, Israel, his loyalty to his people, Israel is forever,
וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃	5c	and his faithfulness to his people, Israel continues through generation after generation." The people then enter through the gates and into the temple courts and a thank-offering is offered on the altar, accompanied by joyful songs of thanksgiving and praise.

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There are 4 participants/characters in Psalm 100:

• Ceremony Leader(s)

The most likely setting of this psalm was an Israelite thanksgiving ceremony, including the presentation of a thank offering in the temple. Although the text does not specify a speaker, it is plausible that there would have been some kind of ceremony leader(s) who would lead the people in their thanksgiving and praise. This would likely have been either an individual or group of Levites or priests, as we know from other texts that various priests and Levites had distinct roles in leading the music and worship in the temple (e.g. 1 Chron. 25:1-8). This would be similar to the priestly "chorus leader" of Ps 118, esp. in 118:1-4 (cf. Allen 2002: 165-166).

• All Nations

For the phrase כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ "all the earth" referring to all nations, see tracking notes and the exegetical issue The Addressee of Ps 100.