Psalms 99:8
O YHWH, our God, || You have afflicted them, || You have been a forgiving God to them, || And taking vengeance on their actions.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
9Exalt our God YHWH, || And bow yourselves at His holy hill, || For our God YHWH [is] holy!
Cross References
Exodus 32:34and now, go, lead the people wherever I have spoken to you of; behold, My Messenger goes before you, and in the day of my charging—then I have charged their sin on them.”
Numbers 11:33The flesh is yet between their teeth—it is not yet cut off—and the anger of YHWH has burned among the people, and YHWH strikes [with] a very great striking among the people;
Numbers 20:12And YHWH says to Moses and to Aaron, “Because you have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore you do not bring in this assembly to the land which I have given to them.”
Deuteronomy 3:26And YHWH shows Himself angry with me for your sake, and has not listened to me, and YHWH says to me, Enough of you; do not add to speak to Me about this thing anymore;
2 Samuel 12:14only, because you have caused the enemies of YHWH to greatly despise by this thing, also—the son who is born to you surely dies.”
Psalms 89:33And I do not break My kindness from him, || Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.
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 →