Psalms 100:4

Psalms 100:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
• New International Version (NIV)Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Context of Psalms 100:4

2Worship the Lord and be happy! Come near to him with songs of joy. 3Understand that the Lord is God. He made us and we are his people. He takes care of us, like a shepherd with his sheep. Thank him as you go through the gates into his temple. Praise him as you stand in his temple yards. Thank him and praise him as he deserves! 5Yes, the Lord is good. He always loves us as his people. He always does what he has promised to us and to our descendants for ever.

Psalms 100:4 word by word

בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into his gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• with thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
• into his courtsחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• with praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• be thankfulיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 100:4

• Psalms 65:1God, it is right for us to praise you in Zion. There, we will offer to you the gifts that we have promised.
• Psalms 66:13I will bring burnt offerings to your Temple. I will bring to you the gifts that I promised.
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to you a special sacrifice to say ‘thank you’. I will worship you as Lord.
• Isaiah 35:10He has paid the price to rescue them, and they will return home along it. They will be happy and they will sing, as they go into Zion city. They will be very happy for ever. They will never again be sad or upset. All the time they will be completely happy.
• Psalms 96:2Sing to praise the Lord's great name! Every day, tell people the message that he has rescued us.
• Psalms 103:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name!
• Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
• 1 Chronicles 29:13So we thank you, our God. We praise your great name!
• Colossians 3:16Let Christ's message always be in your thoughts, with all the good things that it brings. Use that message to teach and to warn each other. Be very wise as you do that. And also sing all kinds of spiritual songs to praise God. Sing psalms and Christian songs. As you sing, thank God from inside yourselves.
• Hebrews 13:15So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time.

Commentaries on Psalms 100:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving - Publicly worship God; and when ye come to the house of prayer, be thankful that you have such a privilege; and when you enter his courts, praise him for the permission. The word בתודה bethodah, which we render with thanksgiving, is properly with the confession-offering or sacrifice. See on Psalm 100:1-5; (note). Bless his name - Bless Jehovah, that he is your Elohim; see Psalm 100:3. In our liturgic service we say…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Enter into his gates … - The gates which lead to his temple, or to the place of public worship. Into his courts … - The “courts” were literally the open spaces which surrounded the tabernacle or temple. It was in these that worship was celebrated, and not in the tabernacle or temple. See Psalm 65:4, note; Psalm 84:2, note; Psalm 92:13, note. Be thankful unto him - That is, Offer thanksgiving and praise. Come before him with a grateful heart. See the notes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Gates and courts were part of the temple in Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Join joyfully in His public worship. The terms are, of course, figurative (compare Psa 84:2; 92:13; Is 66:23). Enter--or, "Come with solemnity" (Psa 95:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 100:4

• Church
• Praise
• Thankfulness
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Thankful
• Adoration
• Court of the Sanctuary; Tabernacle; Temple
• Joy
• Psalms, Book of

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