# Psalm 99 📖: Holy Is the Lord [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 98]] | [[Psalm 100]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) [[#Verse 01.]] The Lord reigns! The nations tremble. He sits enthroned above the cherubim; the earth shakes. [[#Verse 02.]] The Lord is elevated in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. [[#Verse 03.]] Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is holy! [[#Verse 04.]] The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob. [[#Verse 05.]] Praise the Lord our God. Worship before his footstool. He is holy! [[#Verse 06.]] Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them. [[#Verse 07.]] He spoke to them from a pillar of cloud; they obeyed his regulations and the ordinance he gave them. [[#Verse 08.]] O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds. [[#Verse 09.]] Praise the Lord our God! Worship on his holy hill, for the Lord our God is holy. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Psalm 99 is the last of the enthronement psalms (93, 95 to 99). 2. The word "holy" appears three times as a refrain (99:3, 5, 9), recalling the threefold holy of Isaiah 6:3. 3. God "enthroned above the cherubim" (99:1) refers to the ark of the covenant (1 Samuel 4:4). 4. The "footstool" (99:5) is another name for the ark (1 Chronicles 28:2). 5. Moses is called a priest here (99:6). He was from the tribe of Levi and served as mediator before Aaron was ordained. 6. Samuel was known as a man of prayer (1 Samuel 12:23). 7. God spoke to Israel from the pillar of cloud (99:7; Exodus 33:9). 8. The "holy mountain" (99:9) refers to Mount Zion in Jerusalem. 9. The psalm calls the King a lover of justice (99:4), joining power with righteousness. 10. Verse 8 shows God as both forgiving and just, echoing Exodus 34:6-7. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the holy King and the greater Mediator. Moses, Aaron, and Samuel prayed for the people and God answered (99:6). Jesus is the one Mediator between God and humanity (1 Timothy 2:5), and He always lives to intercede for us (Hebrews 7:25). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. The refrain "He is holy" repeats three times (99:3, 5, 9). What does God's holiness mean to you? 2. Moses, Aaron, and Samuel called on the Lord and He answered (99:6). Who has prayed for you, and who are you praying for? 3. God is a forgiving God, yet He also punished wrongdoing (99:8). How do mercy and discipline fit together in God's character? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 1: The Lord reigns, enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth shake. - 📖 verse 6: Moses, Aaron, and Samuel called to the Lord, and He answered them. - 📖 verse 9: Praise the Lord our God and worship at His holy mountain, for He is holy. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[Isaiah 06#Verse 01.|Isaiah 6:1-3]] - Holy, holy, holy is the Lord. - 🔗 [[Exodus 33#Verse 09.|Exodus 33:9-11]] - God speaks with Moses from the cloud. - 🔗 [[1 Samuel 12#Verse 23.|1 Samuel 12:23]] - Samuel will not stop praying for the people. - 🔗 [[1 Timothy 02#Verse 05.|1 Timothy 2:5]] - One Mediator between God and humanity. - 🔗 [[Revelation 04#Verse 08.|Revelation 4:8]] - Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 99- SOAP|Remember Who You Serve]] ## 📂 Internal Notes