New King James Version
Psalms 99:2
2The Lord is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples.
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 Living Translation (NLT)The Lord sits in majesty in Jerusalem, exalted above all the nations.
Context of Psalms 99:2
1The Lord reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved! The Lord is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples. 3Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy. 4The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
- Psalms 76:1In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”
- Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
- Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Psalms 66:7He rules by His power forever; His eyes observe the nations; Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
- Psalms 97:9For You, Lord, are most high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
- Daniel 4:34And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.
- James 4:6But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”
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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