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Psalm 100, read aloud
Psalm 100: Shout for joy to the LORD
Five verses of thanks, about forty seconds long. Listen to all of Psalm 100, and read along below.
That was Psalm 100.
In Linen, 40 psalms are read like this at bedtime, by Mia or by James, with a sleep timer.
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Psalm 100 World English Bible
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!
2Serve the LORD with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
3Know 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.
4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
5For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
About Psalm 100
Psalm 100 is headed “A Psalm of thanksgiving,” and it is the only psalm with that title. It was sung on the way into worship, and you can hear the movement in it: come before his presence, enter into his gates, into his courts.
In five verses it gives seven commands: shout, serve, come, know, enter, give thanks, bless. The one in the middle is different from the others. “Know that the LORD, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his.” The joy on either side rests on that. We belong to someone.
Many churches know it as the “Old Hundredth,” after the sixteenth-century tune it has long been sung to, or as the Jubilate of morning prayer. The reason for all the praise comes last: “For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever.”
When to read Psalm 100
- First thing in the morning, before the day's list begins.
- Before a meal or a gathering, as a grace.
- When you want to give thanks and can't find your own words.
A prayer from Psalm 100
Lord, you are God. You made me, and I am yours. I come to you with thanksgiving today. You are good, your loving kindness endures forever, and your faithfulness reaches to all generations. Amen.
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