Psalms Chapter 100

“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.] Or, “all the earth” f1385 ; 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 did at his birth, the disciples when he made his public entrance into Jerusalem, the apostles at his ascension to heaven, the saints when the marriage of him, the Lamb, will be come, and both men and angels when he shall descend from heaven to judge the world; and such a joyful noise or shout should be made unto him as to a triumphant conqueror, who has got the victory over sin, Satan, death, and the grave, and…”

“In this Psalm the profession of the principles of his domestic and political government testifies, as well as actions in accordance with it, David's appreciation of God's mercy to him, and His judgment on his enemies: and thus he sings or celebrates God's dealings. (Psa 101:1-8) He avows his sincere purpose, by God's aid, to act uprightly (Gen 17:1; Psa 18:30).”

“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. The idea in the psalm is, that praise did not pertain to one nation only; that it was not appropriate for one people merely; that it should not be confined to the Hebrew people, but that there was a proper ground of praise for “all;” there was that in which all nations, of all languages and conditions, could unite. The ground of that was the fact that they had one Creator, Psalms 100:3. The psalm is based on the unity of the human race; on the fact that there is…”

“Ps 100 This psalm calls all nations to come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord and acknowledge his goodness to Israel.”

“praise: or, thanksgiving Make: Psa 32:11, Psa 47:1, Psa 47:5, Psa 66:1, Psa 66:4, Psa 95:1, Psa 95:2, Psa 98:4; Isa 24:14-16, Isa 42:10-12; Zep 3:14; Luk 19:37 all ye lands: Heb. all the earth, Psa 67:4, Psa 68:32, Psa 117:1, Psa 117:2; Deu 32:43; Zac 14:9; Rom 15:10 Psalms 100:2”

“The call in Psa 100:1 sounds like Psa 98:4; Psa 66:1. כּל־הארץ are all lands, or rather all men belonging to the earth's population. The first verse, without any parallelism and in so far monostichic, is like the signal for a blowing of the trumpets. Instead of "serve Jahve with gladness (בּשׂמחה)," it is expressed in Psa 2:11, "serve Jahve with fear (בּיראה)." Fear and joy do not exclude one another. Fear becomes the exalted Lord, and the holy gravity of His requirements; joy becomes the gracious Lord, and His blessed service. The summons to manifest this joy in a religious, festive manner springs up out of an…”