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Psalms 100:3
3Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, 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.
- 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
1Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through 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 46:10He says, “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 the great God, the great King above all gods.
- Deuteronomy 4:35You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God; besides him there is no other.
- Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
- 1 Samuel 17:46This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
- 1 Kings 18:36At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
- 2 Kings 19:19Now, Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, Lord, are God.”
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
- Acts 17:23For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
- Galatians 4:8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
- 1 John 5:20We know also 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 by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- Psalms 95:6Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
- Psalms 119:73Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
- Psalms 139:13For you created my inmost being; you knit 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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