Psalm 100:5
For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
World English Bible, updated 66-book edition (engwebp). Text provenance and public-domain notice.
Read the full chapter: Psalms 100
1 A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know that the LORD, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
Context for study
The final verse begins with a reason for the preceding calls to praise: the LORD is good. Loving kindness that endures forever and faithfulness to all generations extend that reason beyond the present gathering. The verse closes a short psalm that opens by addressing all lands. Its focus is God’s enduring character, rather than a claim that every worshiper’s immediate circumstances are easy.
A question to explore
What reasons does verse 5 give for thanksgiving, and what do forever and all generations add to those reasons?