시편 Chapter 99

Translation: ESV

1

The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

Key Message

God's rule demands reverence and trembling, and his holiness shakes all the earth.

▸This is the fifth enthronement praise psalm.

This is the fifth enthronement praise psalm. Here the response to God's rule is not 'joy' but 'trembling (yirgazu).' Before the holy majesty of God, the peoples tremble and the earth quakes. 'He sits enthroned upon the cherubim' — the cherubim above the ark of the covenant are a symbol of God's presence.

Related Verses

And one called to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!'
3

Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!

Key Message

God's great and awesome name is worthy of praise, and the essence of that name is holiness.

▸This is the first refrain — 'Holy is he (kadosh hu).

5

Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!

Key Message

God's holiness must be responded to with worship, and bowing at his footstool is the right posture.

▸This is the second refrain.

9

Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!

Key Message

The 'Holy is he' proclaimed three times — this essential attribute of God is the deepest basis for worship.

▸This is the third and final refrain.