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Psalms 99:9
9Praise the Lord our God! Go and worship him on his holy hill, because the Lord our God is holy!
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 spoke to them from the pillar of cloud. They obeyed his rules and his commands. 8Yes, you answered them, Lord our God. You forgave the sins of your people. But when they did wrong things, you punished them. Praise the Lord our God! Go and worship him on his holy hill, because the Lord 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 99:9
- Psalms 99:5Praise the Lord our God! Worship him as king. He is holy!
- Psalms 2:6‘I have put my king on his throne in Zion. I have put him on my holy mountain.’
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great. He deserves that people praise him in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
- Psalms 87:1The Lord built his city on the holy mountain.
- Psalms 99:3So they should all praise your great name. It is a name that brings fear! The Lord is holy!
- 1 Samuel 2:2Nobody else is holy like the Lord. There is no other God except you, our God. You are the only Rock where we can be safe.
- Isaiah 5:16But the Lord Almighty will be lifted up high by his justice. People will know that he is holy when he comes as judge.
- Isaiah 6:3The seraphs called out to one another. They said, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty! The whole earth is full of his great glory.’
- Isaiah 57:15The Mighty God is far higher than all others. He rules from above and he lives for ever. His name is holy. He says, ‘I live in a high and holy place. But I am also with anyone who is humble and who is sorry when he does wrong things. I will comfort people who are like that, and I will give them hope.
- Habakkuk 1:12Lord, you have always been God, since the beginning. You are the God that I worship as holy, and you will never die. Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians as your weapon to punish your people. You are a strong rock to protect us, but you have decided to use them to punish us.
- Luke 1:49Yes, God has done great things for me. He is very powerful and strong. He is good in every way.
- 1 Peter 1:15God has chosen you to be his own people. He is completely good. So you must be completely good too, in the way that you live.
- Revelation 3:7‘Write this to the angel of the church at Philadelphia: “This is my message to you. I am the one who is completely good, the true God. I have King David's key in my hand. When I open a door, nobody can shut it. And when I shut a door, nobody can open it.
- Revelation 4:8Each of these four beings had six wings. They had eyes all over them, even under their wings. All day and all night they never stop saying: ‘The Lord God has all power and authority. He has no bad thing in him. He is completely good. He has always been alive. He is alive now. He will continue to be alive for ever.’
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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