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Psalms 99

Psalms 99 — Overview

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, The prophet, setting forth the kingdom of God in Zion, , exhorts all, by the example of their forefathers, to worship God at his holy hill.

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Psalms 99 — OverviewPsalms 99 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleStill we are celebrating the glories of the kingdom of God among men, and are called upon to praise him, as in the foregoing psalms; but those psalms looked forward to the times of the gospel, and prophesied of…Psalms 99 — OverviewPsalms 99 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm, with the foregoing from Ps 90:1 is ascribed to Moses by Jarchi and others; but cannot be his, since mention is made of Samuel in it, who lived many years after him. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac,…Psalms 99:1-5Psalms 99:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe foundation of all religion is laid in this truth, That the Lord reigns. God governs the world by his providence, governs the church by his grace, and both by his Son. We are to believe not only that the…Psalms 99:1Psalms 99:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Lord reigneth (see the comment on Psalms 93:1). Let the people tremble; literally, the peoples; i.e. all the nations upon earth. He sitteth between the cherubim; rather, he hath his seat upon the cherubim (comp.…Psalms 99:1Psalms 99:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe permanency of God's reign. "He sitteth between the cherubim." Jennings and Lowe render, "Jehovah has become King, the peoples tremble; (even) he that sits upon the cherubim, the earth shakes." There is a designed…Psalms 99:1-9Psalms 99:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION HERE we have the last of the series of Second Advent psalms, which began with Psalms 93:1-5. The first of them, the fifth, and the last, commence in the same way—with the watchword, "The Lord reigneth." The…