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Psalms 100

Five compact verses headed "a psalm of thanksgiving" in tradition, and the most quoted call to worship in the Psalter. It moves from a shout (v. 1) to a single anchoring fact: "the LORD, he is God," who made us and keeps us as "the sheep of his pasture" (v. 3). The verbs pile up as commands — shout, serve, come, know, enter, give thanks, bless (vv. 1-4) — before the reason finally arrives.

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Psalms 100 (WEB)
  1. 1

    Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!

  2. 2

    Serve the LORD with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

  3. 3

    Know that the LORD, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  4. 4

    Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

  5. 5

    For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.

Why the gates matter

Verse 4 imagines moving through temple "gates" and "courts," so the psalm is choreography for arrival, not abstract praise. The whole burst of imperatives drives toward one place: worship.

Only at the end (v. 5) does the ground appear — God is good, his loving kindness "endures forever" — making thanks a response to settled character, not mood.

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