King James Version
Psalms 100:3
3Know 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.1
Psalms 100:3 in other versions
- 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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 unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 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. 4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth 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
Cross-references for Psalms 100:3
- Psalms 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
- Psalms 95:3For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Deuteronomy 4:35Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
- Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
- 1 Samuel 17:46This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls 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 it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
- 2 Kings 19:19Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
- John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- Acts 17:23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 4:8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
- Psalms 119:73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
- Psalms 139:13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me 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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