New Living Translation
Psalms 100:3
3Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He 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.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 100:3
1Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! 2Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
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 honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
- Psalms 95:3For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods.
- Deuteronomy 4:35“He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other.
- Deuteronomy 7:9Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
- 1 Samuel 17:46Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!
- 1 Kings 18:36At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.
- 2 Kings 19:19Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.
- John 17:3And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
- Acts 17:23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 4:8Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.
- Psalms 95:6Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,
- Psalms 119:73You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.
- Psalms 139:13You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and 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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