Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 100
Overview:
An exhortation to praise
God, and rejoice in him.
- This song of praise should be considered as a
Prophecy, and
even used as a
Prayer, for the coming of that time when all
people shall know that the
Lord he is
God, and shall become his
worshippers, and the
Sheep of his pasture. Great encouragement
is given us, in worshipping
God, to do it cheerfully. If, when
we strayed like
Wandering Sheep, he has brought us again to his
Fold, we have indeed abundant cause to
Bless his name. The
matter of praise, and the motives to it, are very important.
Know ye what
God is in himself, and what he is to you. Know it;
consider and apply it, then you will be more close and constant,
more inward and serious, in his
Worship. The
Covenant of
Grace
set down in the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testament, with
So
many rich promises, to strengthen the
Faith of every weak
believer, makes the matter of
God's praise and of his people's
joys
So sure, that how sad soever our spirits may be when we
look to ourselves, yet we shall have reason to praise the
Lord
when we look to his
Goodness and
Mercy, and to what he has said
in his
Word for our comfort.