Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 100:5
5For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever; his faithfulness, through all generations.
Psalms 100:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
Context of Psalms 100:5
3Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are his— his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever; his faithfulness, through all generations.
Read all of Psalms 100Psalms 100:5 word by word
כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 100:5
- Psalms 52:1Why boast about evil, you hero! God’s faithful love is constant.
- Psalms 86:5For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.
- Psalms 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 119:68You are good, and you do what is good; teach me your statutes.
- Jeremiah 33:11a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying, Give thanks to the Lord of Armies, for the Lord is good; his faithful love endures forever as they bring thanksgiving sacrifices to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.
- Psalms 36:5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalms 103:17But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his righteousness toward the grandchildren
- Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His faithful love endures forever.
- Luke 1:50His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear him.
- Psalms 85:10Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness is for all generations; you established the earth, and it stands firm.
- Psalms 146:6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever,
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord — the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth,
Commentaries on Psalms 100:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For the Lord is good - Goodness the perfect, eternal opposition to all badness and evil, is essential to God. Mercy and compassion are modifications of his goodness; and as his nature is eternal, so his mercy, springing from his goodness, must be everlasting. And as Truth is an essential characteristic of an infinitely intelligent and perfect nature; therefore God's truth must endure from generation to generation. Whatsoever he has promised must be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For the Lord is good - For good is Yahweh. That is, He is not a being of mere “power;” he is not merely the Creator; but he is benevolent, and is, therefore, worthy of universal praise. In the former verses, his claim to adoration is founded on the fact that he is the “Creator,” and has, as such, a right to our service; in this verse, the claim is asserted on account of his moral character: (1) his benevolence; (2) his mercy; (3) his truth; (a) the fact…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5This psalm calls all nations to come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord and acknowledge his goodness to Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The reason: God's eternal mercy and truth (Psa 25:8; 89:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 100
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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