Psalm 99:2 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 99:2

Zion. See App-68 . the people = the peoples. Authorized Version, 1611, omitted "the". read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 99:2

2. great in Zion—where He dwells (Psalms 9:11). read more

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 99:1-5

1. The holiness of the King 99:1-5 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

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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 99:1-9

Psalms 99:0 The Reign of Righteousness 1. His throne (Psalms 99:1-3 ) 2. Judgment and righteousness executed (Psalms 99:4-6 ) 3. His gracious dealings (Psalms 99:7-9 ) It is a Psalm of the righteous government. The Lord who reigns is holy, demands obedience. He is holy and must be worshipped. Moses and Aaron were His priests in the past and Samuel among them that called upon His Name. He dealt graciously with His people in the past and forgave them, and the same Lord now reigneth and... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 99:1-9

The first psalm in this lesson suggests Psalms 74:0 on which we did not dwell, but both of which depict the desolations of Judah by the Babylonians (compare Jeremiah 52:12-14 ). On this supposition their date would be that of the captivity, and their author a later Asaph than the Asaph mentioned in David’s time. Psalms 80:0 Has captivity features also. Some would say it relates to the ten tribes, as the preceding psalm does to Judah. The next several psalms are much alike in this respect and... read more