Psalm 99:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 99:8

Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God - The reference here is to God as “our” God; that is, the language used by those who now worship him is designed to give encouragement in approaching his throne. The God that “we” worship is the same that “they” worshipped; and as he answered them, we may feel assured that he will answer us.Thou wast a God that forgavest them - They were not perfect; they were sinners; they often offended thee, and yet thou didst answer them, and show them mercy.Though thou... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 99:8

Psalms 99:8. Thou answeredst them, O Lord Namely, the intercessors before mentioned. Thou forgavest them Either, 1st, Moses and Aaron, who sinned, and whose sins God pardoned, yet so that he punished them with exclusion from the land of Canaan. Or rather, 2d, The people, for whom they prayed; for this forgiving was evidently the effect of God’s answering the prayers of the persons above mentioned; and, therefore, as their prayers, recorded in Scripture, were not for the pardon of their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 99:1-9

Psalms 97-100 God the universal kingPsalms 97:0 follows on from the thought on which the previous psalm closed (namely, that God is king over the earth). It shows that holiness, righteousness and justice are the basis of God’s kingdom. His judgment will be as universal as a flash of lightning and as powerful as an all-consuming fire (97:1-5). Every thing will bow before his rule (6-7). His own people already recognize him as Lord and bring him fitting worship (8-9). They can experience the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 99:8

them = Moses and Aaron. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4 . IV them . . . their = the People. tookest vengeance. Compare Numbers 20:12 .Deuteronomy 3:26 . Psalms 106:32 , Psalms 106:33 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 99:8

Psalms 99:8. Thou answeredst them, &c.— Fenwick renders this verse thus: Them, Lord our God, thou didst accept; Through them thou didst forbear, and mercy grant, Though thy just vengeance had the people seiz'd. The Hebrew להם lahem, signifies, for them, or their intercession. Thou wast a forbearing God, though punishing; or, when thou hadst begun to punish the people by sending plagues among them. Agreeably hereto the Chaldee renders it, Thou sparedst thy people, because of them, or for... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 99:8

6-8. The experience of these servants of God is cited for encouragement. among . . . priests, among . . . upon the Lord [and] He spake . . . pillar—may be referred to all three (compare Exodus 18:19; Leviticus 8:15; Deuteronomy 5:5; 1 Samuel 9:13). 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 99:6-9

2. The mercy of the King 99:6-9One might suppose that such a holy God would not tolerate any sinner. However, God tempers holiness with mercy. Even though the Israelites sinned, God still answered the prayers of their intercessors, specifically Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. The picture of God speaking to His people from the pillar of cloud graphically combines the concepts of God’s holiness and mercy. However, God was not so merciful that He failed to discipline the sinners. This balanced view of... 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 99:8

(8) Thou tookest vengeance of their inventions (or, works).—This does not refer to the personages just mentioned but to the people at large. The train of thought is as follows:—“There are great saints among us, as in olden time, but, as then, their prayers, while often procuring forgiveness, could not altogether avert punishment for sin; so the present community must expect retribution when sinful, in spite of the mediation of the better part of the nation.” The Hebrew style did not favour... read more

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