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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 99:3

holy. See notes on Psalms 93:1 , Psalms 93:5 and Exodus 3:5 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 99:3-4

Psalms 99:3-4. Let them, &c.— They shall praise, they shall do homage to thy great and terrible name, because it is holy: Green adds, and powerful, from the next verse, which he renders thus: The king loveth judgment: But Mudge renders it, Though the king be strong he loveth judgment: And he observes, that the latter part of the verse refers to the body of laws which God had given at Sinai. Dr. Delaney supposes, that as this psalm was composed when David was settled in his kingdom, so this... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 99:3

3. thy . . . name—perfections of justice, power, c. great and terrible name—producing dread ( :-), and to be praised by those over whom He is exalted ( :-). it is holy—or, "He is holy" (Psalms 99:5 Psalms 99:9; Isaiah 6:3). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 99:1-3

Because the God who reigns is so great, everyone should tremble in reverential fear. In the temple, God dwelt between the cherubim (1 Kings 6:23-28; cf. Psalms 80:1). The cherubim were representations of angelic beings that symbolically guarded the holiness of God. "Holy" means different. In particular, God is holy in that He is different from man whom sin saturates. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 99:1-9

Psalms 99This royal psalm calls on God’s people to praise Him for His holiness and because He answers prayer. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 99:1-9

This Ps. is like the preceding ones in the prominence it gives to God’s Kingship, and no doubt belongs to the same period with them. God’s holiness, too, is emphasised in the refrain of Psalms 99:3, Psalms 99:5, Psalms 99:9. The Ps. begins with a call to worship God with the awe and reverence which are due to Him (Psalms 99:1-3). His righteous rule in Israel is a reason for repeating the summons (Psalms 99:4-5). The history of His dealings with His people from the days of Moses and Aaron to the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 99:3

(3) Great and terrible name.—The rabbins see here the mystic tetragrammaton, whose pronunciation was kept so secret.For it is holy.—This is grammatically possible, but as Psalms 99:5; Psalms 99:9 repeat the expression, evidently as a refrain, and there it needs the masculine, it is better to read here, “Holy is He.”In this way, too, we avoid an awkward construction in the next verse, which should be joined closely with this: Let them praise Thy great and terrible name (saying), “Holy is He, and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 99:1-9

The Relation of Severity to Pardon Psalms 99:8 I. There is a great confusion of thought on the subject of retribution. It is supposed that when a man suffers for his fault it indicates that God is angry with him. The notion is that God may forgive him after suffering his penalty, but that the receiving of the penalty implies Divine displeasure. The Psalmist's view is just the opposite. He says that in dealing with His people God forgave first and punished afterwards. 'Thou wast a God that... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 99:1-9

Psalms 99:1-9DELITZSCH has well called this psalm "an earthly echo of the seraphic Trisagion," the threefold proclamation of the Divine holiness, which Isaiah. {Isaiah 6:3} It is, as already noted, a pendant to Psalms 98:1-9, but is distinguished from the other psalms of this group by its greater originality, the absence of distinct allusion to the great act of deliverance celebrated in them. and its absorption in the one thought of the Divine holiness. Their theme is the event by which Jehovah... read more

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