Psalm 99 (NASB2020)

Psalm 99

Praise to the Lord for His Faithfulness to Israel.

1The Lord reigns, 99:1 Or let thethe peoples tremble!

He sits enthroned above the cherubim, 99:1 Or let the...quakethe earth quakes!

2The Lord 99:2 Or in Zion is greatis great in Zion,

And He is exalted above all the peoples.

3May they praise Your great and awesome name;

Holy is 99:3 Or itHe.

4The 99:4 Or You have established in equity the strength of the King who loves justicestrength of the King loves 99:4 Or judgmentjustice;

You have established 99:4 Or uprightnessorder;

You have executed 99:4 Or judgmentjustice and righteousness in Jacob.

5 99:5 The verb is pluralExalt the Lord our God

And worship at His footstool;

Holy is He.

6¶Moses and Aaron were among His priests,

And Samuel was among those who called on His name;

They called upon the Lord and He answered them.

7He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;

They kept His testimonies

And the statute that He gave them.

8Lord our God, You answered them;

You were a forgiving God to them,

And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

9Exalt the Lord our God

And worship at His holy hill,

For the Lord our God is holy.

Understand Psalm 99

Walk through Psalm 99 verse by verse, then read what three commentaries say about the chapter. The explanations are written for new readers.