Psalms 100:1

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Or, "all the earth" (c); that is, as the Targum, all the inhabitants of the earth, who are called upon to shout unto him as their King; as the angels

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Psalms 100:1-5.-Invitation to praise (Psalms 100:1); ground of it: serve Yahweh, because He hath made us, and adopted us as His people by redemption (Psalms 100:2-3).

Psalms 100 THE This Psalm seems to have been composed for the use of the Israelites in their thank-offerings, or upon other solemn occasions of praising God, as the title speaks; but withal it hath a further prospect, even to the days of the Messiah, as some of the Hebrew doctors acknowledge, and to the calling of the Gentiles, whom he invites to join with them in the praises of God their Lord and Maker. An exhortation to praise God joyfully, ,2, for his greatness, power, ,4, goodness, and faithfulness to his church, . Make a joyful noise; partly with voices and songs of rejoicing and thanksgiving; and partly with musical instruments, as the manner then was. All ye lands; all the inhabitants of the earth. Or, all the land, i.e. all the people of Israel dwelling in this land. Although his invitation seems to be more general, extending also to the Gentiles, of whom many even in those days joined themselves to the church of God.

Psalms 100:1 « A Psalm of praise. » Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.A Psalm of praise] Suavis et gravis, short and sweet; appointed, likely, to be sung at the thank offerings, quando pacifica erant offerenda, say the Italian and Spanish annotators. See Psalms 100:4. Enter with thanksgiving, or with thank sacrifice, Leviticus 7:12. Ver. 1. All ye lands] Both Jews and Gentiles, Romans 15:10-11, for your common salvation.

(1) Make a joyful noise.—See Psalms 98:4. All ye lands.—Or, all the earth.

PSALM C All nations are exhorted to praise the Lord, 1, 2; to acknowledge him to be the Sovereign God and their Creator and that they are his people and the flock of his pasture, 3; to worship him publicly, and be grateful for his mercies, 4. The reasons on which this is founded; his own goodness, his everlasting mercy, and his ever-during truth, 5. NOTES ON PSALM C This Psalm is entitled in the Hebrew מזמור לתודה mizmor lethodah, not "A Psalm of Praise," as we have it, but "A Psalm for the confession, or for the confession-offering," very properly translated by the Chaldee: שבחא על קורבן תודתא shibcha al kurban todetha, "Praise for the sacrifice (or offering) of confession." The Vulgate, Septuagint, and AEthiopic have followed this sense. The Arabic attributes it to David. The Syriac has the following prefixed: "Without a name. Concerning Joshua the son of Nun, when he had ended the war with the Ammonites: but in the new covenant it relates to the conversion of the Gentiles to the faith." It is likely that it was composed after the captivity, as a form of thanksgiving to God for that great deliverance, as well as an inducement to the people to consecrate themselves to him, and to be exact in the performance of the acts of public worship. Verse 1. Make a joyful noise] הריעו hariu, exult, triumph, leap for joy. All ye lands.] Not only Jews, but Gentiles, for the Lord bestows his benefits on all with a liberal hand.

1. Shout unto Jehovah, all the earth, (as in Psalms 98:4; Psalms 66:1), greeting Him as King. See note on Psalms 98:4. Render, as A.V. there and in Psalms 66:1, all the earth, not all ye lands. In the worship of Jehovah mankind is to regain its lost unity.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord - See the notes at Psalms 95:1. All ye lands - Margin, as in Hebrew, “all the earth.” The margin expresses the sense.

1. All ye lands—The call is to all nations and peoples of the earth.