Psalms 100:1 (GNV)

Passage

A Psalme of Praise. Sing ye loude vnto the Lord, all the earth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 100:1 A Psalme of Praise. Sing ye loude vnto the Lord, all the earth.

Psalms 100:2 Serue the Lord with gladnes: come before him with ioyfulnes.

Psalms 100:3 Knowe ye that euen the Lord is God: hee hath made vs, and not we our selues: we are his people, and the sheepe of his pasture.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "psalme", "praise", "sing", "loude", "vnto", "lord", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalme" and "praise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Serue the Lord with gladnes come before...", so "psalme" and "praise" should be read forward into that movement. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "psalme" and "praise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.