Psalm 100:2

2 Worship the Lord with joy; come before him with happy songs!

Psalm 100:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 100:2

Serve the Lord with gladness
Not with a slavish fear, under a spirit of bondage, as the Jews under the legal dispensation; not in the oldness of the letter, but in the newness of the Spirit: with spiritual joy and freedom of soul, as under the spirit of adoption; readily, willingly, cheerfully; without sinister and selfish ends and views; as their Lord and Master; taking delight in his person, and pleasure in his service; rejoicing in him, without having any confidence in the flesh:

come before his presence with singing;
to the throne of his grace with thankfulness for mercies received, as well as to implore others; and into his house, and at his ordinances, beginning public worship with singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; see ( Psalms 95:2 ) .

Psalm 100:2 In-Context

1 Sing to the Lord, all the world!

2 Worship the Lord with joy; come before him with happy songs!

3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we belong to him; we are his people, we are his flock.

4 Enter the Temple gates with thanksgiving; go into its courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise him.

5 The Lord is good; his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever.