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Psalms 99:2
2The Lord is a great king in Zion. He rules with power over all the world's nations.
Psalms 99:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
- New International Version (NIV)Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples.
Context of Psalms 99:2
1The Lord rules as king! People on earth should shake with fear! The Lord sits on his throne as king above the cherubs! The earth itself should shake! The Lord is a great king in Zion. He rules with power over all the world's nations. 3So they should all praise your great name. It is a name that brings fear! The Lord is holy! 4You are a strong king who loves justice. You have made fair rules, so that people in Israel do what is right.
Read all of Psalms 99Psalms 99:2 word by word
יְ֭הוָה בְּצִיּ֣וֹן גָּד֑וֹל וְרָ֥ם ה֝֗וּא עַל־כָּל־הָֽעַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 99:2
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great. He deserves that people praise him in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
- Psalms 50:2God is shining out from Zion, that most beautiful place.
- Psalms 76:1People in Judah know who God is. He is famous in Israel.
- Isaiah 12:6Everyone who lives in Zion, shout aloud and sing with joy! The Holy God of Israel is great, and he lives among you.’
- Isaiah 14:32When a foreign nation sends a message, what should we say? Say that the Lord has made Zion very strong. When his people have trouble, they will be safe there.
- Hebrews 12:22But as believers in Christ, you have not come to God in that way. You have come to Mount Zion. You have come to the city of the true God who lives. You have come to the city of Jerusalem that is in heaven. There are many thousands of happy angels all together in that place.
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked again and I saw the Lamb. He was standing on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. There were 144,000 people there with him. The Lamb's name and his Father's name were written on the front of those people's heads.
- Psalms 66:7He has the power to rule for ever. He watches everything that the nations do. Wicked people should not be proud and turn against him. Selah.
- Psalms 97:9You, Lord, are the Most High God who rules over all the earth. You are much greater than any other god!
- Daniel 4:34At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up towards heaven. My own mind returned to me again. I praised the powerful God above who lives for ever. I worshipped him as a great God. His kingdom will continue for ever. He will always have authority to rule.
- James 4:6But God will be very kind to us and he will help us. That is why the Bible says, ‘God is against those people who think that they are important. But he is kind to people who do not feel important.’
Commentaries on Psalms 99:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord is great in Zion - It is among his own worshippers that he has manifested his power and glory in an especial manner. There he is known, and there he is worthily magnified.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord is great in Zion - Compare Psalm 95:3. The meaning here is, not that God is “absolutely” great - which is indeed true - but that there is a sense in which he has shown himself great “in Zion;” that is, in his manifestations toward his own people. He has evinced power in their behalf; he has interposed for them in times of danger; he has so discomfited their enemies as to show that he is a great God - a God worthy to be adored. And he is high…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. 22. great in Zion--where He dwells (Psa 9:11).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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