The Psalms

Psalm 99

The prophet, setting forth the kingdom of God in Zion, 1-4, exhorts all, by the example of their forefathers, to worship God at his holy hill, 5-9.

1  The LORD reigns. Let the people tremble./
He sits between the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.

2  The LORD is great in Zion/
and he is high above all people.

3  Let them praise your great and awesome name,/
for it is holy.

4  The king's strength also loves judgment./
You establish equity./
You execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

5  Exalt the LORD our God/
and worship at his footstool,/
for he is holy.

6  Moses and Aaron were among his priests,/
and Samuel was among those who call upon his name./
They called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

7  He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar./
They kept his testimonies/
and the ordinance that he gave them.

8  You answered them, O LORD our God./
You were a God who forgave them,/
though you took vengeance on their inventions.

9  Exalt the LORD our God/
and worship at his holy hill,/
for the LORD our God is holy.

Commentary

Matthew Henry Commentary - Psalms, Chapter 99[➚]

Notes

John Calvin's Chapter Summary:

This psalm differs from those which precede it in one respect, that it speaks of the kingdom of God, and the blessings consequent upon it, as confined within Judea; and rather calls upon the posterity of Abraham, in distinction from the surrounding nations, to praise God for the privilege of their adoption.

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