“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
Gates and courts: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name." The spatial progression (gates to courts) represents entrance into the sanctuary. Gratitude and blessing accompany the approach.
Church Fathers on Psalms 100:4
1. You heard the Psalm, brethren, while it was being chanted: it is short, and not obscure: as if I had given you an assurance, that you should not fear fatigue.... 2. The title of this Psalm is, “A Psalm of confession.” The verses are few, but big with great subjects; may the seed bring forth within your hearts, the barn be prepared for the Lord's harvest. 3. “Jubilate,” therefore, “unto the Lord, all you lands” Psalm 99:1. This Psalm gives this exhortation to us, that we…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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