Psalms 99

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

1A psalm of praise.

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

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

2Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: serve ye the Lord with gladness. Come in before his presence with exceeding great joy.

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

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

3Know ye that the Lord he is God: he made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

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

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

4Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. Praise ye his name:

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

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

5For the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, and his truth to generation and generation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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