Let us come before his presence - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prevent his face.” The word in Hebrew literally means to come before; to anticipate…

Come before. —Literally, go to meet. It is the word rendered “prevent” in Psalms 18:5 (see the Note there).

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, …

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving
Come with the sacrifice of praise, there being no other in the day…

Whenever we come into God's presence, we must come with thanksgiving. The Lord is to be praised; we do not lack subject matter for praise, and it w…