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Psalm 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
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.
4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
5For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
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The gates and courts make thanksgiving part of approaching God, drawing attention to what you bring into worship and whom your praise is meant to honor.
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Colossians 3:16–17Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in …Both direct worship toward the Lord, with praise in the psalm and psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in Colossians.
Hebrews 13:15Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.Both join praise to honoring God’s name, and Hebrews describes that praise as a sacrifice offered through him.
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.Both address thanksgiving and praise to God, with his name as the focus of honor.
Psalm 103:1–2By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!Both urge praise of God’s name, while Psalm 103 addresses the soul and all that is within the speaker.
Psalm 116:17–19I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the LORD’s name.Thanksgiving and the LORD’s name connect these verses, with Psalm 116 describing thanksgiving as a sacrifice.
Psalm 96:8Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.Both describe coming into the LORD’s courts and honoring his name, with Psalm 96 also naming an offering.
Psalm 145:1–2A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.Both direct praise toward God’s name, while Psalm 145 expresses the speaker’s resolve to praise him forever.
1 Chronicles 16:29Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the LORD in holy array.Both link coming before the LORD with worship that honors his name.
Isaiah 35:10Then the LORD’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and …Both picture people coming toward a place of worship, with praise in the psalm and singing in Isaiah.
1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your God!” All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and …Both urge people to bless the LORD, and Chronicles records the assembly responding with bowed heads.
Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Both direct thanksgiving and blessing to God, with Revelation declaring that honor belongs to him forever.
Colossians 3:15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.Both urge thankfulness, with the psalm directing thanks to God and Colossians addressing people called into one body.
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Gratitude. praise and worship.
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Your thanks have someone to receive them: the God whose gates and courts fill this song. The next verse names the reason for praise: his goodness and enduring loving kindness.
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