Psalm 99
JPS TaNaKH 1917
Chapter overview
Psalm 99 pairs transcendent holiness with responsive relationship. The just king loves equity, while Moses, Aaron, and Samuel model prayer that receives answers, forgiveness, and needed discipline before communal worship.
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1The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake.
2The LORD is great in Zion; and He is high above all the peoples.
3Let them praise Thy name as great and awful; Holy is He.
4The strength also of the king who loveth justice — Thou hast established equity, Thou hast executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5Exalt ye the LORD our God, and prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He.
6Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His name, did call upon the LORD, and He answered them.
7He spoke unto them in the pillar of cloud; they kept His testimonies, and the statute that He gave them.
8O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; a forgiving God wast Thou unto them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their misdeeds.
9Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
JPS TaNaKH 1917 — Public Domain. Where these translations come from.