English Standard Version
Psalms 100:3
3Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalms 100:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
- New International Version (NIV)Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Context of Psalms 100:3
1Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Read all of Psalms 100Psalms 100:3 word by word
דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ וְל֣וֹ אֲנַ֑חְנוּ עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 100:3
- Psalms 46:10"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"
- Psalms 95:3For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Deuteronomy 4:35To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides him.
- Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
- 1 Samuel 17:46This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
- 1 Kings 18:36And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, "O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
- 2 Kings 19:19So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone."
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
- John 17:3And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
- Acts 17:23For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 4:8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- Psalms 95:6Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
- Psalms 119:73Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
- Psalms 139:13For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
Commentaries on Psalms 100:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Know ye that the Lord he is God - Acknowledge in every possible way, both in public and private, that Jehovah, the uncreated self-existent, and eternal Being, is Elohim, the God who is in covenant with man, to instruct, redeem, love, and make him finally happy. It is he that hath made us - He is our Creator and has consequently the only right in and over us. And not we ourselves - אנחנו ולא velo anachnu . I can never think that this is the true reading…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Know 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Lord is the one who determines who his people are. the sheep of His pasture: God will guide and protect his people (Psalm 23:1, 4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. To the obligations of a creature and subject is added that of a beneficiary (Psa 95:7).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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