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Psalm 99

Praise to God for His Holiness

The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!
    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!(A)
The Lord is great in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the peoples.(B)
Let them praise your great and awesome name.
    Holy is he!
Mighty King,[a] lover of justice,
    you have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.(C)
Extol the Lord our God;
    worship at his footstool.
    Holy is he!(D)

Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
    Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
    They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.(E)
He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
    they kept his decrees
    and the statutes that he gave them.(F)

O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were a forgiving God to them
    but an avenger of their wrongdoings.(G)
Extol the Lord our God,
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.(H)

Footnotes

  1. 99.4 Cn: Heb And a king’s strength

Psalm 99

The Lord is king!
    Let the nations tremble!
He sits on his throne between the cherubim.
    Let the whole earth quake!
The Lord sits in majesty in Jerusalem,[a]
    exalted above all the nations.
Let them praise your great and awesome name.
    Your name is holy!
Mighty King, lover of justice,
    you have established fairness.
You have acted with justice
    and righteousness throughout Israel.[b]
Exalt the Lord our God!
    Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!

Moses and Aaron were among his priests;
    Samuel also called on his name.
They cried to the Lord for help,
    and he answered them.
He spoke to Israel from the pillar of cloud,
    and they followed the laws and decrees he gave them.
O Lord our God, you answered them.
    You were a forgiving God to them,
    but you punished them when they went wrong.

Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his holy mountain in Jerusalem,
    for the Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes

  1. 99:2 Hebrew Zion.
  2. 99:4 Hebrew Jacob. See note on 44:4.