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Psalm 100:1

A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!

1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!
2Serve the LORD with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
3Know that the LORD, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
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Notice

“Shout for joy” gives thanksgiving a voice, while “all you lands” stretches the call to praise beyond any single people or place.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!Both psalms call the whole earth to make its joy audible in praise to the LORD.
Luke 19:37As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for …Loud praise to God joins these passages: Psalm 100 commands it, and Luke describes the disciples offering it.
Zephaniah 3:14Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.Both passages command a shout of joy, with Zephaniah addressing Israel and Psalm 100 addressing all lands.
Psalm 32:11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!Both psalms command joyful shouting directed toward the LORD, though Psalm 32 addresses those who are upright in heart.
Psalm 95:1–2Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!Both passages call for voices raised aloud to the LORD in shared praise.
Romans 15:10Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”Both passages extend the call to rejoice across national boundaries, with Romans naming Gentiles rejoicing alongside God's people.
Isaiah 42:10–12Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.Both passages call for praise to the LORD across the earth, with Isaiah naming the sea and islands.
Zechariah 14:9The LORD will be King over all the earth. In that day the LORD will be one, and his name one.Both texts turn attention to the LORD across the whole earth, with praise in the psalm and kingship in Zechariah.
Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his …Both passages summon nations to rejoice, though Deuteronomy also names vengeance and atonement as grounds for rejoicing.
Isaiah 25:9It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is the LORD! We have waited for him. We will be glad …Both passages connect joy with the LORD, while Isaiah names his salvation as the reason for gladness.
Isaiah 24:14–16These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of the LORD. They cry aloud from the sea.Both passages describe praise to the LORD through raised voices and shouting, with Isaiah naming his majesty.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

Your voice has a place in this wide call to thanksgiving: YHWH is named as the one whom all lands are to praise.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).