American Standard Version
Psalms 99:9
Psalms 99:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.
- New International Version (NIV)Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the Lord our God is holy.
Context of Psalms 99:9
7He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them. 8Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.
Read all of Psalms 99Psalms 99:9 word by word
רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְ֭הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְהַ֣ר קָדְשׁ֑וֹ כִּֽי־קָ֝ד֗וֹשׁ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 99:9
- Psalms 99:5Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.
- Psalms 2:6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
- Psalms 48:1Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
- Psalms 87:1His foundation is in the holy mountains.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.
- 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
- Isaiah 5:16but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
- Isaiah 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
- Habakkuk 1:12Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.
- Luke 1:49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.
- 1 Peter 1:15but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
- Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:
- Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, isthe Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
Commentaries on Psalms 99:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Worship at his holy hill - Worship him publicly in the temple. For the Lord our God is holy - The words of the chorus; as in the third and fifth verses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Exalt the Lord our God - See the notes at Psalm 99:5. And worship at his holy hill - In Psalm 99:5, this is, “at his footstool.” The “holy hill” refers to Zion, as the seat of the national worship. For the Lord our God is holy - See Psalm 99:5. This appropriately closes the psalm, by a distinct and solemn statement that the fact that Yahweh is a holy God is a reason for worshipping him. This is at all times the highest reason for adoration and praise.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 The happiness of Israel is made out by referring to the most useful governors of that people. They in every thing made God's word and law their rule, knowing that they could not else expect that their prayers should be answered. They all wonderfully prevailed with God in prayer; miracles were wrought at their request. They pleaded for the people, and obtained answers of peace. Our Prophet and High Priest, of infinitely greater dignity than…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The psalmist calls the nations to worship the Lord, the king of the earth who rules from Zion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. sitteth ... cherubim--(compare 1Sa 4:4; Psa 80:1). tremble ... be moved--inspired with fear by His judgments on the wicked.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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