PSALM C _All nations are exhorted to praise the Lord_, 1, 2; _to acknowledge him to be the Sovereign God and their Creator_ _and that they are his people and the flock of his pasture_, 3; _to worship him publicly, and be grateful for his mercies_, 4. _The reasons on which this is founded; his o... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 100:2. _SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS_] It is your privilege and duty to be happy in your religious worship. The religion of the true God is intended to remove human misery, and to make mankind happy. He whom the religion of Christ has not made happy does not understand that religion, or... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 100:3. _KNOW 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_ T... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 100:4. _ENTER INTO HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING_] Publicly worship God; and when ye come to the house of prayer, be thankful that you have such a privilege; and when you _enter his courts_, praise him for the permission. The word בתודה _bethodah_, which we render _with thanksgiving_, is... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 100:5. _FOR 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 _everlastin... [ Continue Reading ]