Bible Commentaries

Verse 1

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

(Title

&) A Psalm.

145:1; *title

praise

or, thanksgiving.

Make

32:11; 47:1,5; 66:1,4; 95:1,2; 98:4; Isaiah 24:14-16; 42:10-12; Zephaniah 3:14; Luke 19:37

all ye lands

Heb. all the earth.

67:4; 68:32; 117:1,2; Deuteronomy 32:43; Zechariah 14:9; Romans 15:10

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:12 - And ye;  Deuteronomy 26:11 - rejoice;  Deuteronomy 27:7 - rejoice;  1 Kings 8:66 - joyful;  1 Chronicles 15:16 - lifting up;  1 Chronicles 15:25 - with joy;  1 Chronicles 16:28 - ye kindreds;  2 Chronicles 5:13 - as one;  2 Chronicles 29:30 - they sang;  Ezra 3:13 - and the noise;  Nehemiah 12:27 - gladness;  Nehemiah 12:42 - sang loud;  Job 8:21 - rejoicing;  Psalm 27:6 - I will;  Psalm 81:1 - make;  Psalm 89:15 - know;  Psalm 145:1 - Psalm of praise;  Psalm 149:2 - rejoice;  Isaiah 25:9 - we will;  Philippians 3:1 - rejoice;  Revelation 19:7 - be glad

Verse 2

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Serve

63:4,5; 71:23; 107:21,22; Deuteronomy 12:12; 16:11,14; 28:47; 1 Kings 8:66; Acts 2:46,47; Philippians 4:4

come

42:4; 95:2; 2 Chronicles 20:27,28; 31:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 26:11 - rejoice;  Deuteronomy 27:7 - rejoice;  1 Chronicles 15:25 - with joy;  1 Chronicles 16:28 - ye kindreds;  2 Chronicles 5:13 - as one;  2 Chronicles 7:10 - glad;  2 Chronicles 29:30 - they sang;  Ezra 3:13 - and the noise;  Nehemiah 12:27 - gladness;  Nehemiah 12:42 - sang loud;  Psalm 27:6 - I will;  Psalm 68:3 - rejoice;  Psalm 81:1 - make;  Zephaniah 3:14 - shout;  Philippians 3:1 - rejoice;  Revelation 19:7 - be glad

Verse 3

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.

Know

46:10; 95:3,6,7; Deuteronomy 4:35,39; 7:9; 1 Samuel 17:46,47; 1 Kings 18:36-39; 2 Kings 19:19; Jeremiah 10:10; John 17:3; Acts 17:23,24; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Galatians 4:8,9; 1 John 5:20

it is he

95:6; 119:73; 139:13-24; 149:2; Job 10:8-13; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Peter 4:19

not we ourselves

or, his we are.

12:4; 1 Corinthians 6:19,20

we are his

74:1,2; 78:52; 79:13; 95:7; Isaiah 40:9-11; 63:11,19; Ezekiel 34:11,30,31; John 10:14-16,26-28; Acts 20:28,29; 1 Peter 2:9,25; 5:2-4

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:26 - Let us;  Genesis 2:7 - formed man;  Deuteronomy 9:29 - Yet they;  Deuteronomy 32:6 - made thee;  1 Kings 18:21 - if the Lord;  1 Chronicles 16:14 - the Lord;  Psalm 105:7 - the Lord;  Isaiah 19:25 - Blessed;  Isaiah 43:1 - created;  Isaiah 43:7 - for I;  Isaiah 64:8 - all are;  Micah 7:14 - Feed;  Zechariah 9:16 - shall save;  Malachi 2:10 - hath;  Matthew 25:33 - the sheep;  John 10:7 - the sheep;  John 10:9 - and shall;  John 21:16 - my sheep;  Galatians 3:7 - Know

Verse 4

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Enter

65:1; 66:13; 116:17-19; Isaiah 35:10

be thankful

96:2; 103:1,2,20-22; 145:1,2; 1 Chronicles 29:13,20; Colossians 3:16,17; Hebrews 13:15

Reciprocal: Exodus 27:9 - the court;  Exodus 38:9 - the court;  1 Chronicles 16:29 - come;  Psalm 26:7 - That;  Psalm 92:13 - in the;  Psalm 95:2 - Let us;  Psalm 96:8 - come;  Psalm 106:1 - O give;  Psalm 116:19 - General;  Psalm 117:2 - General;  Psalm 118:19 - I will go;  Psalm 122:2 - General;  Psalm 138:2 - and praise;  Ezekiel 40:14 - the court;  John 10:9 - and shall;  Colossians 3:15 - and be;  Revelation 7:12 - thanksgiving

Verse 5

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

For the

52:1; 86:5; 106:1; 107:1,8,15,22; 119:68; Jeremiah 33:11

his mercy

36:5; 103:17; 118:1-4; 136:1-26; Luke 1:50

and his truth

85:10; 89:1,2; 119:90,91; 146:6; Exodus 34:6,7; Deuteronomy 7:9; Jeremiah 33:20,21; Micah 7:20; Romans 15:8,9; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:13-18

all generations

Heb. generation and generation.

89:1; *marg: Reciprocal: Genesis 24:27 - of his;  Genesis 43:14 - And God;  Deuteronomy 32:4 - a God;  Psalm 26:7 - That;  Psalm 117:2 - General;  Psalm 138:2 - and praise;  Psalm 138:8 - thy mercy;  Psalm 145:8 - Lord is gracious;  Jeremiah 10:10 - true God;  Nahum 1:7 - Lord;  Romans 3:4 - let God;  1 Corinthians 1:9 - God;  1 Thessalonians 5:24 - Faithful;  Revelation 15:3 - just