This famous Psalm. (the 'Jubilate,' 'Old Hundredth') does not give God the title of King, but its contents are otherwise so similar to those of the previous 'theocratic' Psalms that it is naturally grouped along with them. It calls the world to worship God (v. 1~2), describes Him as the Creator and Shepherd of His people (v. 3), points to the Temple as the seat of His service (v. 4), and closes with an ascription of praise which was often repeated in post-exilic worship (v. 5).
it is a call to the whole world to render unto God the honor due unto His Name. It is obviously addressed to the Gentiles, as much as to the Jews; and may therefore, as St. Paul informs us, be considered, not as an exhortation only, but as a prophecy, that, in due season, the Gentiles, even to the remotest ends of the earth, shall "see the salvation of God". (Romans 15:9-11.)
A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Psalms 100:2
Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Psalms 100:3
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.
Psalms 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalms 100:5
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
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Do you notice the missionary spirit here? The Jews looked upon God as the God of Israel, and they had but very faint desires for the conversion of other nations; but the Holy Spirit speaks more by David than David himself may have known: Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands." We ought to express the praise of God, not merely to feel it, and to express it by what is here called "a joyful noise"; and all our songs to God should have in them a measure of joyfulness. The gods of the heathen were worshipped with dolorous noises, with sorrowful sounds, and cries of misery, but the God of heaven is to be worshipped with a joyful noise: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands."
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