Psalm 100:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

It is he

Not we ourselves

Psalm 12:4

1 Corinthians 6:19

We are his

Bible References

It is he

O come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker [in reverent praise and prayer].

Yodh.
Your hands have made me and established me;
Give me understanding and a teachable heart, that I may learn Your commandments.

For You formed my innermost parts;
You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let Zion’s children rejoice in their King.

‘Your hands have formed and made me altogether.
Would You [turn around and] destroy me?

Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;

For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

Therefore, those who are ill-treated and suffer in accordance with the will of God must [continue to] do right and commit their souls [for safe-keeping] to the faithful Creator.

Not we ourselves

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord and master over us?”

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]?

We are his

O God, why have You rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

But God led His own people forward like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.

So we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
Will give You thanks forever;
We will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

For He is our God
And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice,

O Zion, herald of good news,
Get up on a high mountain.
O Jerusalem, herald of good news,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, do not fear;
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”

Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses [and they said],
Where is He who brought our fathers up out of the [Red] Sea, with the shepherds of His flock [Moses and Aaron]?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,

For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]—

Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;