Tree of Life Version
Psalms 99:2
2Adonai is great in Zion and He is exalted 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 King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples.
Context of Psalms 99:2
1Adonai reigns, let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned upon the cheruvim— let the earth shake! Adonai is great in Zion and He is exalted above all the peoples. 3Let them praise Your great and awesome Name: holy is He. 4The might of a king loves justice. You have established fairness. You 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 48:1A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
- Psalms 76:1For the music director, on stringed instruments: a psalm of Asaph, a song.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion! For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? For Adonai has founded Zion, and the afflicted of His people will find refuge in her.
- Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion— to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, a joyous gathering,
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him were 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Psalms 66:7He rules by His might forever. His eyes keep watch on the nations. Let no rebels exalt themselves. Selah
- Psalms 97:9For You, Adonai, are Elyon above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
- Daniel 4:34Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, because all His works are right and His ways just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
- James 4:6But He gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes 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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