Psalms 99:1

What does Psalms 99:1 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 99:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Jehovah hath reigned, peoples tremble, The Inhabitant of the cherubs, the earth shaketh.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

A psalm of praise.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Jehovah reigneth: let the peoples tremble. He sitteth [between the] cherubim: let the earth be moved.

Context

v.1This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 18:10

    And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

  • Isaiah 19:14

    Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

  • Revelation 6:14

    And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

  • Luke 19:14

    But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

  • Jeremiah 4:24

    I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro.

  • Luke 19:12

    He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

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