Psalm 100:3 Study Bible: 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.

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Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Know that the LORD is God
The Hebrew word for "know" is "yada," which implies an intimate, experiential knowledge rather than mere intellectual assent. This calls believers to a deep, personal relationship with God, recognizing His sovereignty and divinity. The term "LORD" is translated from "YHWH," the sacred, covenantal name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature. "God" here is "Elohim," a plural form that denotes majesty and power, underscoring His supreme authority over all creation. This phrase invites believers to acknowledge and submit to God's ultimate authority and to cultivate a relationship that goes beyond surface-level understanding.

It is He who made us, and we are His
The phrase "He who made us" points to God as the Creator, derived from the Hebrew "asah," meaning to fashion or accomplish. This acknowledges God's intentional design and purpose for humanity, affirming that life is not a product of chance but of divine craftsmanship. "We are His" signifies possession and belonging, indicating a covenant relationship. This reflects the biblical theme of God as a shepherd and His people as His flock, emphasizing care, guidance, and protection. It reassures believers of their identity and worth, rooted in being created and claimed by God.

we are His people, the sheep of His pasture
"His people" refers to the covenant community, those who are in a special relationship with God. This phrase is rich with historical context, as it recalls God's covenant with Israel and extends to all who are grafted into this relationship through faith in Christ. "The sheep of His pasture" uses pastoral imagery to convey God's role as a shepherd, a common biblical metaphor. This evokes themes of provision, guidance, and protection, as a shepherd cares for his flock. It reassures believers of God's constant presence and attentive care, encouraging trust and reliance on Him.

Persons / Places / Events

1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His people.

2. God (Elohim)
A title that highlights God's power and sovereignty over all creation.

3. His People
Refers to the Israelites in the Old Testament context, and by extension, all who are in covenant relationship with God through faith.

4. Sheep of His Pasture
A metaphor for God's people, illustrating their dependence on Him for guidance, provision, and protection.

Teaching Points

Acknowledging God's Sovereignty
Recognize that the LORD is God, affirming His ultimate authority and power in our lives.

Understanding Our Identity
Embrace the truth that we are created by God and belong to Him, which gives us purpose and value.

Living as God's People
As His people, we are called to live in obedience and trust, reflecting His character in our daily lives.

Dependence on the Shepherd
Like sheep, we must rely on God's guidance and provision, seeking His will in all circumstances.

Community and Belonging
Being part of God's flock means we are not alone; we are part of a community that supports and encourages one another in faith.

Bible Study Questions

1. How does recognizing the LORD as God influence your daily decisions and priorities?

2. In what ways can you remind yourself of your identity as one of God's people throughout the week?

3. How can the metaphor of being "sheep of His pasture" change your perspective on dependence and trust in God?

4. What are some practical steps you can take to live out your identity as part of God's community?

5. How do the connections to other scriptures deepen your understanding of Psalm 100:3 and its application to your life?

Connections to Other Scriptures

Genesis 1:27
This verse connects to the idea that God made us, emphasizing our creation in His image.

John 10:14-15
Jesus refers to Himself as the Good Shepherd, which ties into the metaphor of us being the sheep of His pasture.

1 Peter 2:9-10
Highlights the identity of believers as God's chosen people, echoing the theme of belonging to God.

Isaiah 40:11
Describes God as a shepherd who tends His flock, reinforcing the imagery of care and guidance.

Sermons

The Gospel of Our Creation	S. Conway	Psalm 100:3
The Sovereign Rights of God Our Maker	R. Tuck	Psalm 100:3
Jubilate	S. Conway	Psalm 100:1-5
Religious Gratitude	W. H. Harwood.	Psalm 100:1-5
The Old Hundredth	J. O. Keen, D.D.	Psalm 100:1-5
Worship	Homilist	Psalm 100:1-5
Worship	C. Short	Psalm 100:1-5
God the Maker	J. Thomas, M.A.	Psalm 100:3-5
God-Made or Man-Made	J. G. Greenhough, M.A.	Psalm 100:3-5
The Claims of God		Psalm 100:3-5
The Pasture or Provision for God's Sheep	The Christian	Psalm 100:3-5
There is Inspiration in the Thought that God Made Us		Psalm 100:3-5

People

David, Psalmist

Places

Jerusalem

Topics

Flock, Gives, Ourselves, Pasture, Sheep

Dictionary of Bible Themes

Psalm 100:3

     1220   God, as shepherd
     1325   God, the Creator
     4006   creation, origin
     4060   nature
     4684   sheep
     5020   human nature
     7021   church, OT anticipations
     7141   people of God, OT
     8435   giving, of oneself

Psalm 100:1-4

5196 voice
8288 joy, of Israel

Psalm 100:2-4

6636 drawing near to God

Library

Within the Veil
Gerhard Ter Steegen Ps. c. 4 God is present with us--let us fall and worship, Holy is the place; God is in the midst, our souls are silent, Bowed before His Face. Lord, we kneel before Thee, Awed by love Divine, We of Thee unworthy Own that we are Thine. Gladly cast before Thee all delights and pleasures, All our hoarded store-- Lord, behold our hearts, our souls, and bodies, Thine, and ours no more. We, O God, Thine only, Nevermore our own-- Thine the praise and honour, Thine, and Thine alone. …
Frances Bevan—Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others

all People that on Earth do Dwell
[964]Old Hundredth: Louis Bourgeois, 1551 Psalm 100 William Kethe, 1561 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice: Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. Know that the Lord is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make: We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. O enter then his gates with praise, Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his Name always, For it is seemly so to do. For …
Various—The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA

Before Jehovah's Awful Throne
[1182]Winchester New: Hamburg, 1690 Psalm 100 Isaac Watts, 1719; Arr. John Wesley DOXOLOGY Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy. His sovereign power without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame: What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy Name? …
Various—The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA

Letter ix. Meditation.
"Meditate upon these things."--1 TIM. 4:15. MY DEAR SISTER: The subject of this letter is intimately connected with that of the last; and in proportion to your faithfulness in the duty now under consideration, will be your interest in the word and worship of God. Religious meditation is a serious, devout and practical thinking of divine things; a duty enjoined in Scripture, both by precept and example; and concerning which, let us observe, 1. Its importance. That God has required it, ought to …
Harvey Newcomb—A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females

The Outbreak of the Arian Controversy. The Attitude of Eusebius.
About the year 318, while Alexander was bishop of Alexandria, the Arian controversy broke out in that city, and the whole Eastern Church was soon involved in the strife. We cannot enter here into a discussion of Arius' views; but in order to understand the rapidity with which the Arian party grew, and the strong hold which it possessed from the very start in Syria and Asia Minor, we must remember that Arius was not himself the author of that system which we know as Arianism, but that he learned the …
Eusebius Pamphilius—Church History

The Christian Man
Scripture references: Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7; 9:6; Job 33:4; Psalm 100:3; 8:4-9; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Acts 17:26-28; 1 Corinthians 11:7; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 15:45; Hebrews 2:6,7; Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 Corinthians 2:9. WHAT IS MAN? What Shall We Think of Man?--Who is he? What is his place on the earth and in the universe? What is his destiny? He is of necessity an object of thought. He is the subject of natural laws, instincts and passions. How far is he free; how far bound? …
Henry T. Sell—Studies in the Life of the Christian

Every Thing Proceeding from the Corrupt Nature of Man Damnable.
1. The intellect and will of the whole man corrupt. The term flesh applies not only to the sensual, but also to the higher part of the soul. This demonstrated from Scripture. 2. The heart also involved in corruption, and hence in no part of man can integrity, or knowledge or the fear of God, be found. 3. Objection, that some of the heathen were possessed of admirable endowments, and, therefore, that the nature of man is not entirely corrupt. Answer, Corruption is not entirely removed, but only inwardly …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

How Shall the Soul Make Use of Christ, as the Life, which is under the Prevailing Power of Unbelief and Infidelity.
That we may help to give some clearing to a poor soul in this case, we shall, 1. See what are the several steps and degrees of this distemper. 2. Consider what the causes hereof are. 3. Shew how Christ is life to a soul in such a case; and, 4. Give some directions how a soul in that case should make use of Christ as the Life, to the end it may be delivered therefrom. And, first, There are many several steps to, and degrees of this distemper. We shall mention a few; as, 1. When they cannot come …
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life

The Great Shepherd
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. I t is not easy for those, whose habits of life are insensibly formed by the customs of modern times, to conceive any adequate idea of the pastoral life, as obtained in the eastern countries, before that simplicity of manners, which characterized the early ages, was corrupted, by the artificial and false refinements of luxury. Wealth, in those …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1

The Being of God
Q-III: WHAT DO THE SCRIPTURES PRINCIPALLY TEACH? A: The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man. Q-IV: WHAT IS GOD? A: God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. Here is, 1: Something implied. That there is a God. 2: Expressed. That he is a Spirit. 3: What kind of Spirit? I. Implied. That there is a God. The question, What is God? takes for granted that there …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

An Address to the Regenerate, Founded on the Preceding Discourses.
James I. 18. James I. 18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. I INTEND the words which I have now been reading, only as an introduction to that address to the sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty, with which I am now to conclude these lectures; and therefore shall not enter into any critical discussion, either of them, or of the context. I hope God has made the series of these discourses, in some measure, useful to those …
Philip Doddridge—Practical Discourses on Regeneration

Trinity Sunday the Article of Faith on the Trinity.
Text: Romans 11, 33-36. 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out! 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? 35 or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 For of him and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen. THE ARTICLE OF FAITH ON THE TRINITY. 1. This epistle is read today because the festival …
Martin Luther—Epistle Sermons, Vol. III

Man's Chief End
Q-I: WHAT IS THE CHIEF END OF MAN? A: Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever. Here are two ends of life specified. 1: The glorifying of God. 2: The enjoying of God. I. The glorifying of God, I Pet 4:4: That God in all things may be glorified.' The glory of God is a silver thread which must run through all our actions. I Cor 10:01. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.' Everything works to some end in things natural and artificial; …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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