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Psalms 100:2

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

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עִבְד֣וּivdvkeep in bondageעָבַדverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “keep in bondage”, a commandH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbesimchahin gladnessשִׂמְחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in gladness”, the ordinary formH8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)[idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).בֹּ֥אוּbovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, a commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לְ֝פָנָ֗יוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…בִּרְנָנָֽהbirnanahin joyfulרְנָנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in joyful”, the ordinary formH7445a shout (for joy)joyful (voice), singing, triumphing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

Young’s Literal Translation

Serve Jehovah with joy, come before him with singing.

World English Bible

Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

Darby Translation

Serve Jehovah with joy: come before his presence with exultation.

Douay-Rheims

And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with exultation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

δουλεύσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ· εἰσέλθατε ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει.