Psalms 100:3

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 100:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalms 100:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 100

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Know ye that the Lord he is God, etc.] Own and acknowledge him to be God, as well as man; and though a man, yet not a mere man, but the great God and our Saviour, the true God and eternal life; so a man, as that he is Jehovah’s fellow; or our God, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions; Immanuel, God with us, God in our nature, God manifest in the flesh: [it is] he [that] hath made us; as men, without whom nothing is made that was made; in him we live, move, and have our being; and, as new creatures, we are his workmanship, created in him, and by him; regenerated by his Spirit and grace, and formed for himself, his service and glory; and made great and honourable by him, raised from a low to an…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Know ye that the Lord, he is God - That is, Let all the nations know that Yahweh is the true God. The idols are vanity. They have no claim to worship; but God is the Creator of all, and is entitled to universal adoration. It is he that hath made us - The Hebrew is, “He made us,” and this expresses the exact idea. The fact that he is the Creator proves that he is God, since no one but God can perform the work of creation. The highest idea that we can form of power is that which is evinced in an act of creation; that is, in causing anything to exist where there was nothing before. Every created thing, therefore, is a proof of the existence of God; the immensity of the universe is an…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“100:3 The Lord is the one who determines who his people are. • the sheep of his pasture: God will guide and protect his people (23:1, 4).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Know: Psa 46:10, Psa 95:3, Psa 95:6, Psa 95:7; Deu 4:35, Deu 4:39, Deu 7:9; Sa1 17:46, Sa1 17:47; Kg1 18:36-39; Kg2 19:19; Jer 10:10; Joh 17:3; Act 17:23, Act 17:24; Co2 4:6; Gal 4:8, Gal 4:9; Jo1 5:20 it is he: Psa 95:6, Psa 119:73, Psa 139:13-24, Psa 149:2; Job 10:8-13; Ecc 12:1; Eph 2:10; Pe1 4:19 not we ourselves: or, his we are, Psa 12:4; Co1 6:19, Co1 6:20 we are his: Psa 74:1, Psa 74:2, Psa 78:52, Psa 79:13, Psa 95:7; Isa 40:9-11, Isa 63:11, Isa 63:19; Eze 34:11, Eze 34:30, Eze 34:31; Joh 10:14-16, Joh 10:26-28; Act 20:28, Act 20:29; Pe1 2:9, Pe1 2:25, Pe1 5:2-4 Psalms 100:4”
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