1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
<html><b>A song for a thanksgiving offering</b> For thanksgiving, to recite it over thanksgiving offerings.</html>
<html><b>Serve the Lord with joy</b> Now why so much? You should know the Lord is God, Who recompenses you with reward for your work, but the heathens need not worship with joy because their deities do not give them any reward.</html>
<html><b>He made us and we are His</b> When we were not in the world.</html>
<html><b>and until generation after generation</b> His faith will endure. Every expression of truth (אמת) and faith (אמונה) means the realization of a promise, that He makes true and assures His promise.</html>