New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 100:5
5For 1the Lord is good; 2His lovingkindness is everlasting And His 3faithfulness to 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
3Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; 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. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.
Read all of Psalms 100Psalms 100:5 word by word
כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 100:5
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
- Psalms 86:5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.
- Psalms 106:1Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
- Psalms 107:1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
- Psalms 119:68You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
- Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
- Psalms 36:5Your lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
- Psalms 103:17But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,
- Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
- Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
- Luke 1:50And His mercy is upon generation after generation Toward those who fear Him.
- Psalms 85:10Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.
- Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever;
- Exodus 34:6Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness 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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