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Psalms 100:5
5For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
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
3Acknowledge 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. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
Read all of Psalms 100Psalms 100:5 word by word
כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 100:5
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
- Psalms 86:5O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
- Psalms 106:1Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 119:68You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees.
- Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for the Lord is good. His faithful love endures forever!’ For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the Lord.
- Psalms 36:5Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 103:17But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children
- Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
- Luke 1:50He shows mercy from generation to generation to all who fear him.
- Psalms 85:10Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.
- Psalms 146:6He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever.
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The Lord! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
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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