Psalms 99:8
Lord our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but you punished them when they did wrong.
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In Context
7He spoke to the people from the pillar of cloud, and they kept the laws and decrees he gave them.
9Honor the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain. For the Lord our God is holy!
Cross References
Exodus 32:34Now go and lead the people to the place I told you about. Look, my angel will go before you, but at the time I decide to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
Numbers 11:33But while the people were still biting into the meat, before they even chewed it down, the Lord showed his burning anger against them, killing some of them with a severe disease.
Numbers 20:12But the Lord told Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn't trust me enough to demonstrate how holy I am to the Israelites, you will not be the ones to lead them into the country I've given them.”
Deuteronomy 3:26But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he refused to listen to me. “That's enough,” he told me. “Don't talk to me about this anymore.
2 Samuel 12:14“But because by doing this you have treated the Lord with complete contempt, the son you have will die.”
Psalms 89:33However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 99:7-9
Divine Justice and Mercy. 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord , and he answered them. 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy. The happiness of Israel in God's… Read the whole commentary →