1 The Lord reigns; let the nations tremble! He sits on his throne above the cherubim; let the earth shake! 2 The Lord rules supreme in Zion, he is sovereign over all the nations. 3 Let them praise his greatness, and respect him for who he is—for he is holy, 4 having kingly power. You love justice; you make impartial decisions. You have made sure everything is done in fairness and according to what's right. 5 Give respect to the Lord our God! Bow down at his feet, for he is holy! 6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also prayed to him. They called out to the Lord for help, and he answered them. 7 He spoke to the people from the pillar of cloud, and they kept the laws and decrees he gave them. 8 Lord our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but you punished them when they did wrong. 9 Honor the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain. For the Lord our God is holy!
Psalm 99 Free Bible Version
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (9)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 25:22; Psalm 97:1; Psalm 93:1; Psalm 97:4; Psalm 80:1
- 2 Psalm 97:9; Isaiah 14:32; Psalm 50:2; Psalm 66:7; Isaiah 12:6
- 3 Isaiah 6:3; Deuteronomy 28:58; Revelation 15:3–4; Psalm 111:9; John 17:11
- 4 Jeremiah 23:5; Psalm 11:7; Job 36:5–7; Psalm 45:6–7; Deuteronomy 32:3–4
- 5 Psalm 132:7; Isaiah 66:1; Psalm 108:5; Psalm 34:3; Exodus 15:2
- 6 Jeremiah 15:1; Exodus 24:6–8; Exodus 15:25; Exodus 14:15; 1 Samuel 7:9–12
- 7 Exodus 33:9; Numbers 12:5; Deuteronomy 4:5; 1 John 3:21–22; Exodus 19:9
- 8 Numbers 20:12; Psalm 89:33; Jeremiah 46:28; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Deuteronomy 9:19–20
- 9 Luke 1:49; Revelation 4:8; Isaiah 5:16; Isaiah 57:15; 1 Peter 1:15–16
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
(ver. 1). The new man knoweth this, the old man knoweth it not. The old man is the old life, and the new man the new life: the old life is derived from Adam, the new life is formed in Christ. But in this Psalm, the whole world is enjoined to sing a new song.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
And those who said, "The Lord hath reigned; let the people be enraged: [even] He who sitteth upon the cherubim; let the earth be moved," were thus predicting partly that wrath from all nations which after His ascension came upon those who believed in Him, with the movement of the whole earth against the Church; and partly the fact that, …