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Psalms 99

1 Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • reigneth H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
  • let the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • tremble H7264 (רָגַז) — to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
  • he sitteth H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
  • the cherubims H3742 (כְּרוּב) — a cherub or imaginary figure
  • let the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • be moved H5120 (נוּט) — to quake

2 Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
  • in Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
  • high H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • above all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Let them praise H3034 (יָדָה) — physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
  • thy great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
  • and terrible H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
  • name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

4 The king’s strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The king’s H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
  • also loveth H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
  • judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
  • thou dost establish H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
  • equity H4339 (מֵישָׁר) — evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
  • thou executest H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • and righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
  • in Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

5 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Exalt H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • ye Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • and worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
  • at his footstool H1916 (הֲדֹם) — a footstool
  • at his footstool H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
  • holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • and Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
  • among his priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
  • and Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
  • among them that call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
  • upon his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • they called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
  • upon Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • and he answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…

7 He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • He spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • unto them in the cloudy H6051 (עָנָן) — a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
  • pillar H5982 (עַמּוּד) — a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
  • they kept H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
  • his testimonies H5713 (עֵדָה) — testimony
  • and the ordinance H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
  • he gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

8 Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Thou answeredst H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
  • them, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • thou wast a God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
  • that forgavest H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
  • them, though thou tookest vengeance H5358 (נָקַם) — to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish
  • of their inventions H5949 (עֲלִילָה) — an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity

9 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Exalt H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • and worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
  • at his holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • hill H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary