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Psalm 100 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 100, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Psalm 100 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
תּוֹדָה tôwdâh H8426 2 extension, avowal
דּוֹר dôwr H1755 2 revolution, age
רְנָנָה rᵉnânâh H7445 1 shout
מִרְעִית mirʻîyth H4830 1 pasturage, flock
רוּעַ rûwaʻ H7321 1 mar, split
אֱמוּנָה ʼĕmûwnâh H530 1 firmness, security
מִזְמוֹר mizmôwr H4210 1 music, poem

How preachers through history handled this text

4 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 100, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 2 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1

“It is with good reason that many sing this psalm very frequently in their religious assemblies, for it is very proper both to express and to excite pious and devout affections towards God in our approach to him in holy ordinances; and, if our hearts go along with the words, we shall make melody in it to the Lord. The Jews say it was penned to be sung with their thank-offerings; perhaps it was; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 100:1–30 (Public Domain)

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