Psalms 100:1

World English Bible (2000)

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!

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About this Translation

World English Bible

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: public reading

🎯 Translation Approach

Modern English update of the ASV (1901) with close adherence to the original languages (BHS for OT, Majority Text for NT), edited for accuracy, readability, and consistency while retaining a largely literal style.

Word-for-word

4/5

Readability

4/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Public domain: No copyright restrictions; free to copy, print, and distribute.
ASV-based modernization: Updates the 1901 American Standard Version into contemporary English while preserving a formal style.
Old Testament source: Translated against the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS).
New Testament textual basis: Follows the Greek Majority Text.
Deuterocanon/Apocrypha background: Derived from the Revised Version Apocrypha and Brenton’s English LXX (companion material).
Imported via The Unbound Bible: This digital edition was sourced from The Unbound Bible repository.

✅ Strengths

Public domain (free to copy and distribute)
Faithful to original-language sources
Consistent wording conducive to study and memorization
Suitable for publishing and digital projects without licensing
Complete 66-book Protestant canon

⚠️ Considerations

New Testament follows Majority Text rather than a critical text
Draft status with ongoing edits noted by editors
Style can feel somewhat stiff due to ASV lineage
Fewer contemporary idioms compared to dynamic translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

readers who prefer a literal, stable text
churches and ministries needing a freely distributable Bible
students and teachers focusing on close study
software developers and publishers requiring public-domain Scripture
memorization and liturgical use

Consider alternatives for

readers seeking a paraphrase or highly idiomatic contemporary style
those preferring a New Testament based on the modern critical text
users expecting extensive study notes or commentary within the text

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Referenced Verses

Ps 98:4 : 4 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
Zeph 3:14 : 14 Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
Ps 66:1 : 1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
Ps 32:11 : 11 Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
Ps 47:5 : 5 God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
Luke 19:37 : 37 As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
Rom 15:10 : 10 Again he says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."
Ps 117:1-2 : 1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! 2 For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh's faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
Ps 145:1 : 1 I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
Isa 24:14-16 : 14 These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea. 15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea! 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!" The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
Isa 42:10-12 : 10 Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants. 11 Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains! 12 Let them give glory to Yahweh, and declare his praise in the islands.
Deut 32:43 : 43 Rejoice, you nations, [with] his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.
Ps 47:1 : 1 Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
Ps 66:4 : 4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name." Selah.
Ps 67:4 : 4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.
Ps 68:32 : 32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.
Ps 95:1-2 : 1 Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let's come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let's extol him with songs!
Zech 14:9 : 9 Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 66:1-2
2 verses
90%
1Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
Ps 98:4-8
5 verses
88%
4Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
5Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
6With trumpets and sound of the ram's horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.
7Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
8Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
Ps 100:2
87%
2Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
Ps 96:1
81%
1Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
Ps 95:1-2
2 verses
80%
1Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!
2Let's come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let's extol him with songs!
Ps 81:1-2
2 verses
79%
1Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
2Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.
Ps 149:1-3
3 verses
79%
1Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.
2Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!
Ps 117:1
77%
1Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
Ps 147:1
76%
1Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
Ps 96:11-12
2 verses
76%
11Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
12Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy
Ps 97:1
76%
1Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
Ps 105:1-2
2 verses
76%
1Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
2Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
Ps 100:4
76%
4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
Ps 47:1
75%
1Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
Ps 113:1
75%
1Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.
Ps 111:1
75%
1Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
Ps 33:1-3
3 verses
75%
1Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
2Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
Ps 150:1
74%
1Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
Ps 150:3-6
4 verses
74%
3Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre!
4Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!
5Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!
6Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!
1 Chr 16:31-32
2 verses
74%
31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns!"
32Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is therein!
Ps 146:1
74%
1Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.
Ps 135:1
74%
1Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
Ps 135:3
74%
3Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
Ps 147:7
73%
7Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
Ps 148:1
73%
1Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
Ps 47:6-7
2 verses
73%
6Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
Ps 103:1
72%
1Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
Ps 96:9
72%
9Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
1 Chr 16:9
72%
9Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
1 Chr 16:23
72%
23Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.
Isa 12:5
72%
5Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth!
Ps 118:24
72%
24This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!