Psalm 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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 100Meaning
The center of the psalm grounds worship in identity: God made his people and cares for them as a shepherd cares for sheep. Belonging to God gives dignity and dependence; it does not authorize human control.
All the earth is called to joyful worship
The psalm opens with a universal summons to joyful service, then grounds worship in the LORD as Creator, shepherd, and the one to whom his people belong.
Read carefully
Do not transfer God's ownership language into unchecked authority for religious leaders.
Reflection
Root your worth in being God's creature and recipient of his care rather than in status or performance.