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Corpus Psalterium · Vol. IV

Psalm C (100)

Cantillated — Refrain Entrance Praise

Paul Whitehorn

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Psalm 100 in Hebrew and English, and the words as they are sung.

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

1

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!

מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה הָרִ֥יעוּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

2

Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה בֹּ֥אוּ לְ֝פָנָ֗יו בִּרְנָנָֽה׃

3

Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ ולא אֲנַ֑חְנוּ עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃

4

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃

5

For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.

כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: World English Bible (public domain). Verse numbers follow the English Bible; the Hebrew numbering is shown beneath where it differs.

Shout to the LORD

All the earth

Serve the LORD

With gladness

Come before Him

With singing

Know that the LORD

He is God

He has made us

We are His

We are His people

His flock

Enter His gates

With thanksgiving

Enter His courts

With praise

Give thanks to Him

Bless His name

For the LORD is good

Forever His love

For the LORD is good

Never ending

For the LORD is good

Faithful through time

Through every generation

He is faithful

Come through His gates

With thanksgiving

Lift up His name

With praise

Give thanks to Him

Bless His name

We are His people

His own

He has made us

We are His

He has called us

We are His

For the LORD is good

Forever His love

For the LORD is good

Never ending

For the LORD is good

Faithful through time

Through every generation

He is faithful

He is good

He is good

Forever His love

He is faithful

He is faithful

Through every age

He is good

He is good

He is faithful

We are His people

We are His own

The sheep of His pasture

We belong

For the LORD is good

Forever His love

For the LORD is good

Never ending

For the LORD is good

Faithful through time

Through every generation

He is faithful

Shout to the LORD

All the earth

Lyrics by Paul Whitehorn: a singable English rendering of the Hebrew, as sung on this recording.

Corpus Psalterium sets each psalm to music by its Hebrew grammar. Didactic psalms teach; Cantillated psalms are spoken, sung or performed before God. Hear all 150 psalms free.

About these songs. They are a summary and a commentary on the Psalms, not a word-for-word translation. Read what these songs are →

What These Songs Are, and What They Are Not

These songs are not a word-for-word translation of the Psalms. They were never meant to be. Nor do they try to capture every idea in every psalm. In a song, that would be impossible.

What we have done is capture the essence of each psalm: what matters most in it. Think of each song as a summary. Think of it as a cheat sheet. The purpose of the psalm is still being met. God's word to mankind is still being heard.

Behind many of these lines is word research: deep study of the meaning of the Hebrew. So where a line sounds different from your translation, and you think it is wrong, study it. We believe you will find that the essence of what we sing is true.

The truth is that no one can set the Psalms to music without also becoming a commentator. That is what this is. It is a modern commentary on the Psalms: not only the Psalms themselves, and not only the Psalms being sung. So do not think that every word of the psalm is here. It is not. Read the psalm itself, in full.

Why do this at all? Because we believe God intended humanity to be surrounded by His word. This was always the entertainment He wanted us to have: not hours of television, not a day lost in a phone looking at nonsense. The blessed man of Psalm 1 meditates on God's word day and night. How can we meditate on His word if we do not surround ourselves with it?

As ministers, our first responsibility is to share God's word with people. That is what these songs are for.

Paul Whitehorn