Psalms

Psalm 100:1–4

¹A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD,

all the earth.

²Serve the LORD with gladness;

come into His presence with joyful songs.

³Know that the LORD is God.

It is He who made us, and we are His;^a

we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

⁴Enter His gates with thanksgiving

and His courts with praise;

give thanks to Him and bless His name.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A Psalm	מִזְמ֥וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of thanksgiving	לְתוֹדָ֑ה	lə·ṯō·w·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8426 thanksgiving
Make a joyful noise	הָרִ֥יעוּ	hā·rî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7321 raise a shout
to the LORD	לַ֝יהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Serve	עִבְד֣וּ	‘iḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
with gladness	בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה	bə·śim·ḥāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
come	בֹּ֥אוּ	bō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into His presence	לְ֝פָנָ֗יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
with joyful songs	בִּרְנָנָֽה׃	bir·nā·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7445 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Know	דְּע֗וּ	də·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is God	אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
He	הֽוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
made us	עָ֭שָׂנוּ	‘ā·śā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H6213 do, make
and	וְלֹא	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
we are His	אֲנַ֑חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
His people	עַ֝מּ֗וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
and the sheep	וְצֹ֣אן	wə·ṣōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
of His pasture	מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃	mar·‘î·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Enter	בֹּ֤אוּ	bō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
His gates	שְׁעָרָ֨יו׀	šə·‘ā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8179 gate
with thanksgiving	בְּתוֹדָ֗ה	bə·ṯō·w·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8426 thanksgiving
and His courts	חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו	ḥă·ṣê·rō·ṯāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2691 enclosure, court
with praise	בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה	biṯ·hil·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8416 praise, song of praise
give thanks	הֽוֹדוּ־	hō·w·ḏū-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
to Him	ל֝֗וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
bless	בָּרֲכ֥וּ	bā·ră·ḵū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1288 kneel, bless
His name	שְׁמֽוֹ׃	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name