Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 99:2
2Yhwh is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
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
1Yhwh reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. Yhwh is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. 3Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. 4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
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יְ֭הוָה בְּצִיּ֣וֹן גָּד֑וֹל וְרָ֥ם ה֝֗וּא עַל־כָּל־הָֽעַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 99:2
- Psalms 48:1Great is Yhwh, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
- Psalms 76:1In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Isaiah 14:32What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? that Yhwh hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
- Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
- Revelation 14:1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
- Psalms 66:7He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
- Psalms 97:9For thou, Yhwh, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
- Daniel 4:34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
- James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto 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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