I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. (Psalm 101:3) At some point during their sojourn in Egypt, the people of Israel began to stray away from the faith of their fathers and embrace the ways of the...

I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. (Psalm 101:2) When the patriarch Abraham was ninety-nine years old, God appeared to him and changed his name from Abram to Abraham. It was on this...

I will sing of mercy and justice; to You, O Lord, I will sing praises. (Psalm 101:1) It is said that David, flawed as he was, loved justice and despised evil. As one who had suffered much at the hands of evil men, it is not surprising in the least that David would...

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. (Psalm 100:4-5) In Judaism it is widely accepted that, in the...

Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. (Psalm 100:3) It is noted by Jewish commentators that the Hebrew spelling of the phrase, “it is He who has made us and not we ourselves,”...

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. (Psalm 100:1-2) When Messiah went preaching throughout the Galilee and Judea, He often encountered and confronted the religious elite of whom He said,...

A Psalm of Thanksgiving. (Psalm 100) This last in a series of eleven psalms, said to have been composed by Moses, is introduced to us as a psalm of thanksgiving. Tradition says that this particular psalm was sung in the Temple when worshipers would come before the...

You answered them, O Lord our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, though You took vengeance on their deeds. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy. (Psalm 99:8-9) The Scripture recounts that as Israel journeyed through...

He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar; they kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them. (Psalm 99:7) In this verse, the psalmist obviously refers to the unique and powerful way God made His Presence known to His people as they journeyed through the...

Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who called upon His name; they called upon the Lord, and He answered them. (Psalm 99:6) It is abundantly clear that, in the beginning of Israel's call to be a kingdom of priests and holy nation, Moses...

The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. (Psalm 99:4) Among men, those who wield great power have a tendency to regard themself as being above the law. History is, in fact, replete with...

The Lord is great in Zion, and He is high above all the peoples. Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy. (Psalm 99:2-3) The Hebrew word translated as “high above” (also rendered as “exalted”) refers to an elevated object, such as a bird that soars in...