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Psalms 100:3

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 100:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 100:3

Theological / Devotional

Hath made us. God’s claim to our praise rests first upon the fact that He has made us His people (see Ps. 95:6; cf. Deut. 32:6, 15).

Not we ourselves. A number of Hebrew manuscripts, the Targums, and the margin of the Hebrew Bible read, “we are his.” On the other hand the LXX and the Syriac support the reading of the KJV.

Sheep. Compare Ps. 95:7; see on Ps. 23:1–4. Thinking these sublime thoughts leads the psalmist to give thanks.

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