This is one of my favorite verses! When my youngest son Daniel was around 3 years old, I was dropping the older kids off at the skating rink. We had a guest with us and they asked Daniel who was sitting in his car seat, "Are you a Christian?" He said, "No. I'm a sheep." We all laughed and I explained to the guest that we are our Father's sheep and He is our great Shepherd and that is why Daniel said he is "a sheep".
When I was in first grade Psalm 100 and 23 were Bible chapters that I had to commit to memory and the past couple of weeks Daniel and I have been goving over it. A family down the road was just in a crisis and asked for a Bible and we gave them one and encouraged them to begin hiding Psalm 100 in their heart and to highlight with colored pencil each verse once they learned it.
Early this morning I had quoted this chapter out loud to keep it fresh in our thoughts, and then just now, on this lovely Shabbat (7th day Sabbath), this beautiful picture was sent to me.
Below is Psalm 100 with the early Hebrew as it was in the Scripture before ancient teachers removed HIS name and replaced it with THE LORD which is a title meaning the Master. HIS name is sacred and to be spoken with great reverence, but We are to declare HIS name because within it is the salvation message.
We are not to take HIS name in vain means in the Hebraic context to not let it be void or unspoken. Wow! We are repeatedly admonished throughout Scripture to declare HIS name.
Shout for Joy to YHWH and know that HE is Elohim (Mighty God). Serve YHWH with gladness; come before HIS presence with gladness. Know that YHWH is Elohim, it is HE that made us and not we ourselves. We are HIS people, the sheep of HIS pasture. Enter into HIS gates with thanksgiving and into HIS courts with praise. Be thankful to HIM and bless HIS name. YHWH is kindly and HIS kindness is everlasting, HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. -Tehillim (Psalm) 100 (The Scriptures Of Truth)