1.
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
1, 2. With thankful praise,
unite service as the subjects of a king (Psalms 2:11;
Psalms 2:12).
2.
Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
3. To the obligations of a
creature and subject is added that of a beneficiary ().
4.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
4. Join joyfully in His public
worship. The terms are, of course, figurative (compare Psalms 84:2;
Psalms 92:13; Isaiah 66:23).
Enter—or, "Come
with solemnity" (Psalms 95:6).
5.
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
5. The reason: God's eternal
mercy and truth (Psalms 25:8;
Psalms 89:7).