Psalms 99:9
Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him at the temple on his sacred hill; it is right to do that because Yahweh, our God, is holy!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 2:6Yahweh says, “I have installed my king on Zion, my sacred hill in Jerusalem.”
Psalms 48:2That city, on a high hill, is beautiful; it is the city where the true God, the great king, lives, and it causes people all over the world to rejoice when they see it.
Psalms 99:3So they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
Psalms 132:7Later we said, “Let’s go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem; let’s worship there in front of the throne where he sits.”
Isaiah 6:3They were calling to each other, saying, “The Commander of the armies of angels is holy; he is completely holy! The entire earth is filled with his glory.”
Habakkuk 1:12Then I said, “Yahweh, you have certainly [RHQ] always/forever been God. You are my Holy One; you will not die. So why have you appointed those men from Babylonia to judge and get rid of us? You are like [MET] a huge rock under which we are protected/safe, so why have you sent them to punish us?
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 →