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Psalms 99:5
5Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.
Psalms 99:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
- New International Version (NIV)Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His footstool— He is holy.
Context of Psalms 99:5
3Let them [reverently] praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He. 4The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment; You have established fairness; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel). Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He. 6Moses and Aaron were among His priests, And Samuel was among those who called on His name; They called upon the Lord and He answered them. 7He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; They kept His testimonies And the statutes that He gave them.
Read all of Psalms 99Psalms 99:5 word by word
רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹ֥ם רַגְלָ֗יו קָד֥וֹשׁ הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 99:5
- Psalms 99:9Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His holy hill [Zion, the temple mount], For the Lord our God is holy.
- Psalms 21:13Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power.
- Psalms 34:3O magnify the Lord with me, And let us lift up His name together.
- Psalms 108:5Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Isaiah 12:4And in that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name [in prayer]. Make His deeds known among the peoples [of the earth]; Proclaim [to them] that His name is exalted!”
- Isaiah 25:1O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name; For You have done miraculous things, Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.
- Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me; Though the prophets call them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him.
- Psalms 132:7Let us go into His tabernacle; Let us worship at His footstool.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers [in arms] and my people. I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and as a footstool for our God, and I prepared materials for the building.
- Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me? And where will My resting place be?
- Psalms 99:3Let them [reverently] praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He.
- Leviticus 19:2“Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Commentaries on Psalms 99:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Worship at his footstool - Probably meaning the ark on which the Divine glory was manifested. Sometimes the earth is called God's footstool, Matthew 5:35; Isaiah 66:1; sometimes Jerusalem; sometimes the temple, Lamentations 2:1; sometimes the tabernacle, Psalm 32:7; and sometimes the ark, 1 Chronicles 28:2. The Israelites, when they worshipped, turned their faces toward the ark, because that was the place where was the symbol of the Divine Presence. For…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Exalt ye the Lord our God - See the notes at Psalm 30:1. The meaning is, Let his name be, as it were, lifted up on high, so as to be conspicuous or seen from afar. Let it be done with a lofty voice; let it be with ascriptions of praise. And worship at his footstool - By humble prostration at his feet. The footstool is that on which the feet rest when one is sitting, and the reference here is to the footstool on which the feet of a king rested when he sat…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The Lord is the holy and righteous King (Isaiah 6:1–5). Mount Zion, where the temple of the Lord is located, metaphorically stands as the highest point on earth (Psalm 113:4; Isaiah 2:2; 6:1). From this high place, the "great King" (Psalm 47:2) can see, rule over, and receive praise from all nations and peoples.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. To His wise and righteous government all nations should render honor. king's ... judgment--His power is combined with justice. he is holy--(compare Psa 22:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 99
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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