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KnowדְּעוּthatכִּיYHWH,יְהוָהhe isהוּאElohim;אֱלֹהִיםheהוּאmade us,עָשָׂנוּandוְwe areאֲנַחְנוּhis,לוֹhis peopleעַמּוֹand the sheepוְצֹאןof his pasture.מַרְעִיתוֹ
Psalms 100:3
Study it in the app“Know that YHWH, he is Elohim; he made us, and we are his, his people and the sheep of his pasture.”
Serve YHWH with gladness and enter his gates with thanksgivingPraise and worshipHe made us and we are hisPurposeA psalm invites us to serve YHWH gladly and enter with thanksgivingJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 100:3, word by word
- Knowדְּעוּdeu
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “deu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- made usעָשָׂasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- and the sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- of his pastureמַרְעִיתmarit
pasture
The meadow where the flock grazes; God's people are "the sheep of his pasture".
Where else “marit” appears
Translation note
“And we are his”: this is how the Hebrew text is traditionally read; as it is written it can also be read “and not we” (“he made us, and not we ourselves”).
The context
2Serve YHWH with joy; come before him with a shout of joy.
3 · This verse (above)
4Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; give thanks to him, bless his name.