Psalms 99:4

Psalms 99:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
• New International Version (NIV)The King is mighty, he loves justice— you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Context of Psalms 99:4

2The 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! You are a strong king who loves justice. You have made fair rules, so that people in Israel do what is right. 5Praise the Lord our God! Worship him as king. He is holy! 6Moses and Aaron were two of his priests. Samuel was among those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

Psalms 99:4 word by word

וְעֹ֥ז מֶלֶךְ֮ מִשְׁפָּ֪ט אָ֫הֵ֥ב אַ֭תָּה כּוֹנַ֣נְתָּ מֵישָׁרִ֑ים מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה בְּיַעֲקֹ֤ב׀ אַתָּ֬ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• also lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• thou dost establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• equityמֵישָׁרmêyshâr · uprightnessH4339
• thou executestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• in Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Psalms 99:4

• Psalms 45:6God, you will continue to rule as king always and for ever. Your authority as king will bring justice to your people.
• Psalms 72:1God, please help the king to judge people in a right way. Help the king's son to be honest and fair, as you are.
• Deuteronomy 32:3I will praise the Lord's name. Everyone must know that our God is very great!
• 2 Samuel 23:3Israel's God has spoken. The one who keeps Israel safe said to me, “A king should rule over people in a way that is right and fair. He should show that he respects and obeys God.
• Job 36:5God is very powerful but he does not turn anyone away. When he decides to do something, he surely does it.
• Job 37:23Almighty God is so great that we cannot come near to him. He is very powerful. But he always does what is right and fair. He is not cruel to people.
• Isaiah 11:3To obey the Lord will make him very happy. He will not judge people because of what he sees with his eyes. He will not judge them because of what he hears about them with his ears.
• Jeremiah 23:5The Lord says, ‘The time will come when I do this: I will cause a descendant of David to be born. He will be righteous. He will grow like a branch on the tree of David's family. He will rule as king in a wise way. He will do what is right and fair in the land.
• Revelation 19:11I saw that heaven was now open. I saw a white horse there! The name of the man who was riding the horse was this: ‘A faithful, honest person’. He is always right when he judges people and when he goes to punish them in war.
• Isaiah 9:7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.
• Isaiah 42:4He will remain strong and brave, until he brings justice to the whole world. People who are in lands far away will wait for him to teach them.’
• Isaiah 61:11The Almighty Lord will cause his righteousness to grow everywhere. It will grow like crops in the fields, and like plants that grow in a garden. Then his people will praise him, and all the nations will see it!
• Deuteronomy 10:18He brings justice to widows and to children who have no family. He loves the foreign people who live among you. He gives them food to eat and clothes to wear.
• Jude 1:15He will judge all people. He will punish everyone who lives in a way that does not please him. He will punish them because of all the wicked things that they have done. He will punish them because of all the bad words that they have spoken against him.’

Commentaries on Psalms 99:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The king's strength - If this Psalm were written by David, he must mean by it that he was God's vicegerent or deputy, and that, even as king, God was his strength, and the pattern according to which equity, judgment, and righteousness should be executed in Jacob.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The king‘s strength - The word king here undoubtedly refers to God as a king, Psalm 99:1. The word rendered “strength,” means power, force; and the reference here is to what constitutes the main strength or power of his character and government. It is rendered in the Septuagint, ́ timē - “honor.” So in the Latin Vulgate - ”honor.” DeWette renders it, “The praise of the king who loves judgment.” So Rosenmuller, “Let them praise the strength - the power…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The qualities of the Lord’s rule include: strength, justice, love, fairness, and righteousness (see Psalms 93:4; 97:2, 6–7, 12; 98:2–3, 9; 138:6).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