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The Lord is holy! [ a ]

99 The Lord rules as king!
People on earth should shake with fear!
The Lord sits on his throne as king
above the cherubs! [ b ]
The earth itself should shake!
2 The Lord is a great king in Zion.
He rules with power
over all the world's nations.
3 So they should all praise your great name.
It is a name that brings fear!
The Lord is holy!
4 You are a strong king who loves justice.
You have made fair rules,
so that people in Israel do what is right.
5 Praise the Lord our God!
Worship him as king.
He is holy!
6 Moses and Aaron were two of his priests. [ c ]
Samuel was among those who prayed to him.
They prayed to the Lord
and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud. [ d ]
They obeyed his rules and his commands.
8 Yes, you answered them, Lord our God.
You forgave the sins of your people.
But when they did wrong things,
you punished them. [ e ]
9 Praise the Lord our God!
Go and worship him on his holy hill,
because the Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes

  1. 99:1 This is the last of the six Royal Psalms. It tells us that God is a fair and honest king. He has shown his own people, the Israelites, who he is. One day, everyone will see that God is the great king!
  2. 99:1 This is a picture of God on his throne. In the Most Holy Place, in the tabernacle, and in the temple, there were gold statues of cherubs. Cherubs were special angels. God's throne is above these angels.
  3. 99:6 This is the only place in the Bible where it says that Moses was a priest. Priests were God's special servants. They all came from the family of Aaron, who was Moses' brother.
  4. 99:7 The pillar of cloud led the Israelites across the wilderness from Egypt to Canaan.
  5. 99:8 Even when God forgave his people, he still needed to punish them when they did wrong things.

99 The Lord is King,
so let the nations shake with fear.
He sits as King above the Cherub angels,
so let the whole earth shake.
2 The Lord in Zion is great!
He is the great leader over all people.
3 Let all the nations praise your name.
Your name is great and awesome.
Your name is holy.
4 You are the powerful King who loves justice.
You have made things right.
You have brought goodness and fairness to Jacob.
5 Praise the Lord our God,
and bow down before his footstool, [ a ] for he is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron were some of his priests,
and Samuel was one of the men who called on his name.
They prayed to the Lord ,
and he answered them.
7 God spoke from the tall cloud,
and they obeyed his commands
and the law he gave them.
8 Lord our God, you answered their prayers.
You showed them that you are a forgiving God
and that you punish people for the evil they do.
9 Praise the Lord our God.
Bow down toward his holy mountain and worship him.
The Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:5 footstool This probably means the Temple. See “ Temple ” in the Word List.

99 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

2 The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.

3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

4 The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord , and he answered them.

7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.

8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

Praise to the Lord for His Faithfulness to Israel.

99 ( A ) The Lord reigns, [ a ] the peoples tremble!
He ( B ) sits enthroned above the cherubim, [ b ] the earth quakes!
2 The Lord [ c ] is ( C ) great in Zion,
And He is ( D ) exalted above all the peoples.
3 May they praise Your ( E ) great and awesome name;
( F ) Holy is [ d ] He.
4 The [ e ] strength of the King ( G ) loves [ f ] justice;
You have established [ g ] ( H ) order;
You have ( I ) executed [ h ] justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 [ i ] ( J ) Exalt the Lord our God
And ( K ) worship at His footstool;
( L ) Holy is He.

6 ( M ) Moses and Aaron were among His ( N ) priests,
And ( O ) Samuel was among those who ( P ) called on His name;
They ( Q ) called upon the Lord and He answered them.
7 He ( R ) spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
They ( S ) kept His testimonies
And the statute that He gave them.
8 Lord our God, You ( T ) answered them;
You were a ( U ) forgiving God to them,
And yet an ( V ) avenger of their evil deeds.
9 Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill,
For the Lord our God is holy.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:1 Or let the
  2. Psalm 99:1 Or let the...quake
  3. Psalm 99:2 Or in Zion is great
  4. Psalm 99:3 Or it
  5. Psalm 99:4 Or You have established in equity the strength of the King who loves justice
  6. Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
  7. Psalm 99:4 Or uprightness
  8. Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
  9. Psalm 99:5 The verb is plural

Psalm 99

1 The Lord reigns, ( A )
let the nations tremble; ( B )
he sits enthroned ( C ) between the cherubim, ( D )
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord ( E ) in Zion; ( F )
he is exalted ( G ) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise ( H ) your great and awesome name ( I )
he is holy. ( J )

4 The King ( K ) is mighty, he loves justice ( L )
you have established equity; ( M )
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right. ( N )
5 Exalt ( O ) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.

6 Moses ( P ) and Aaron ( Q ) were among his priests,
Samuel ( R ) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
and he answered ( S ) them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; ( T )
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

8 Lord our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God, ( U )
though you punished ( V ) their misdeeds. [ a ]
9 Exalt the Lord our God
and worship at his holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them